James Edward Smith and William Fitt Drake, Liverpool, [Lancashire], to James Sowerby, 2 Mead Place, Lambeth, [London]

Summary

[Smith's letter to Sowerby]: William Roscoe "as amiable & pleasant as he is accomplished & sensible". His lectures "brilliantly attended", nearly 120 people. His plans for returning to Norwich, [Norfolk]. Sends drawing of 'Hypericum androsaemum' intended for t1225, the first of vol 18 [of "English botany"]; discussion of subjects of next plates.

[Drake's letter to Sowerby]: Has promise of some good specimens of of Canal or Wigan coal but as yet unable to find anywhere selling snuffboxes or other made from this coal. Mineralogy "little pursued" here, doubts finding any collection of ores.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3493

From

Sir James Edward Smith

To

James Sowerby

Date

21 Jul 1803

Sent from

Liverpool, Lancashire

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/JS/9, 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.