Carl Troilius, London, to James Edward Smith, Surrey Street, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

Asks Smith to write to White [publisher] to confirm the amount he is due for his translation [of Linnaeus' Lapland travel journal, for Smith's "Lachesis Lapponica"].

[Smith has drafted his reply on verso of second folio]: has agreed with White to pay Troilius £60 for the translation; explains his deal with White and the need to ascertain the value of Troilius' translation in comparison to others and the fact that the final translation was less complete through Troilius not knowing Latin. Asks Troilius to suggest suitable amount over £60 to compensate for this trouble.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2494

From

Charles Troilius

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

9 Feb 1805

Sent from

London

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/26/22, The Linnean Society of London

Language

English

Contributor

The Linnean Society of London[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.

• Charles Troilius
• Sir James Edward Smith