William Lort Mansel, Trinity Lodge, [Cambridge, Cambridgeshire], to Sir James Edward Smith

Summary

Smith's candidature for Botany Professorship at Cambridge University. Has heard little of the professorship since [Thomas] Martyn's "reviviscene" [Martyn had been prematurely reported as dead in Norwich and London papers]. Lists Smith's competitors: [Richard] Relhan; two members of Jesus College; and two Linnean Society members, Powell and Pryne. Powell has given notice of reading lectures in agriculture this term. Smith's status as a dissenter has been mentioned several times as an impediment to his election. Promises to support Smith should Relhan give up.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3087

From

William Lort Mansel

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

5 Feb 1816

Sent from

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/7/39, 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 Lort Mansel