James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Nathaniel Winch, Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland]

Summary

Going to the seaside to recruit his strength after a long illness so only able to send half a dozen of Winch's desiderata of rarities; writing to Bishop of Carlisle [Samuel Goodenough] for 'Galium witheringii'. Thanks for the mosses. [Dawson] Turner and [William Jackson] Hooker both well, but like himself have "very little time for correspondence, except of the most urgent kind".

[On recto of second folio] Various lists of plants sent January 1811; July 1812; 26 July 1813; 6 October 1813; "sent to Sowerby", letter sent to Smith 13 May 1813; some notes [in Winch's hand, 3 pp, see RelatedMaterial below].

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3522

From

Sir James Edward Smith

To

Nathaniel John Winch

Date

8 Jul 1812

Sent from

Norwich, Norfolk

Sent to

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland

Source of text

GB-110/JES/MS321/3, 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.