Thomas Martyn, Pertenhall, [Bedfordshire], to Sir Thomas Gery Cullum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Summary

Discusses Smith's candidature for Cambridge botany professorship: Sir Joseph [Banks'] illness was a great loss; thinks it curious that the dissenting Smith should be supported by two Bishops [presumably Bishops of Carlisle, Samuel Goodenough, and Ely, Bowyer Sparke (1759-1836); the Bishop of Winchester, Brownlow North, also pledged his support for Smith in August 1813], but concedes "Botany is of no sect"; hopes Smith will be his successor but supposes he would have to conform to the Establishment. Responded immediately to Smith's report of the canvassing but too much of a philsopher to care what happens at Cambridge. Recovered after a confinement of three months caused by typhus.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN824

From

Thomas Martyn

To

Sir Thomas Gery Cullum

Date

2 Jun 1813

Sent from

Pertenhall, Bedfordshire

Sent to

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/13/22, 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.

• Sir Thomas Gery Cullum
• Thomas Martyn