Fielding Best Fynney, Fynney, near Leek, [Staffordshire], to James Edward Smith, London

Summary

Wishes to join the Linnean Society; his credentials are in the mineral and vegetable kingdoms, which his location serves him well for. Lists his credentials, including membership of Medical Society, a paper published in "Philosophical Transactions" 1777 [see RelatedMaterial below], and a large work on surgery currently in preparation and to be dedicated to the King [George III (1738-1820)]. His London relations.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN46

From

Fielding Best Fynney

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

17 Jul 1802

Sent from

Leek, Staffordshire

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/ADD/35, 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.