Samuel Goodenough, Rose Castle, [Carlisle, Cumberland], to Sir James Edward Smith, Lowestoft, [Suffolk]

Summary

Franked Smith's letter to [John Eddowes] Bowman. The line of distinction between 'Veronica hybrida' and 'Veronica spicata' is imperfectly marked, recalls having plants of both in his Ealing garden. Certain that Linnaeus was incorrect in labelling 'Anas albifrons' the female of 'Anas erythropus', as proved by his having obtained a female specimen of the latter.

Thinks it strange that Dr [Edward] Rigby's [(1747-1821)] quadruplets died so suddenly and without apparent cause. His daughter, Mrs Lynn, became ill with a fever whilst visiting with five of her nine children; Goodenough had to treat her himself with "a good bleeding", diluting and refrigerant liquids, and gentle purgatives. Cumberland farmers finishing their harvests, typhus fever has been worse than usual there this autumn.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN719

From

Samuel Goodenough

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

25 Oct 1817

Sent from

Carlisle, Cumberland

Sent to

Lowestoft, Suffolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/12/36, 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.