Andrew Caldwell, Dublin, [Ireland], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

The poplins, also known as tabinets, have been sent, discusses the order, fabrics, and arbitary nature of fashion, and sends an additional piece of "strip'd and spangled tabinet". Tells Smith to not bother getting franks for him as it causes more delay than it is worth. Reviews Thunberg's "Travels", finding most of it new to him not having read Kompter or [Peter] Kolben [(1675–1726) astronomer and traveller], but a particular grievance is with the paucity of attention given to 'Champaca' in fourth volume.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2575

From

Andrew Caldwell

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

22 Dec 1795

Sent from

Dublin, Ireland

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/3/11, 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.