James Edward Smith, Chelsea, to Richard Pulteney, Blandford, Dorsetshire

Summary

Thanks for Pulteney's letter of 12 May and "valuable" thesis. Encloses sample of Linnaeus' handwriting. "The disciples of Linnaeus ought all to be brothers, & those who have so eminently distinguished themselves in his service as you have done, ought to be particularly dear to the rest".

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3499

From

Sir James Edward Smith

To

Richard Pulteney

Date

12 Jun 1786

Sent from

London

Sent to

Blandford, Dorset

Source of text

GB-110/JES/MS238/1, 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.

• Richard Pulteney
• Sir James Edward Smith