Samuel Goodenough, Ealing, [Middlesex], to James Edward Smith, 12 Marlborough Street, [London]

Summary

Apologises for absence from Linnean Society meeting. Received from [William] Markwick [(1739-1813), naturalist] a 'Loxia curvirostra' for Linnean Society and attention of [John] Latham. Puzzled whether [James] Dickson's 'Carex' is new or 'Carex rigida'. Quotes [Edmund] Burke that "the age of chivalry is gone" otherwise he would certainly have fallen in love with Miss Charlotte Aynscombe [artist]. Hopes Smith is not affected by the "dreadful sharp weather" and that Smith, Latham, and [Thomas] Marsham will be able to visit him.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN593

From

Samuel Goodenough

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

20 Jan 1795

Sent from

Ealing, Middlesex

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/11/22, 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.

• Samuel Goodenough
• Sir James Edward Smith