William Fitt Drake, Caius College, Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], to James Edward Smith, Surrey Street, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

Account of his life at Caius College as an undergraduate, including details of his studies of Greek and the classics. A poem of his own composition, "Anglica fuse redditum" is appended on the final page.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2754

From

William Fitt Drake

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

19 Nov 1807

Sent from

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/4/68, 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.

• Sir James Edward Smith
• William Fitt Drake