Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Mary Cullum

Summary

Sends on promised "wooden cut" to add to her collection. Suffering from inflammation of the lungs but nearly recovered. Warns Sir Thomas Cullum not to direct anything in "too familiar a style" to his eldest son lest he writes "what will infallibly hang a man", encloses [extant] puzzle on this subject. Just received word of the death of [Thomas] Johnes of Hafod.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN849

From

Sir James Edward Smith

To

Mary Cullum

Date

27 Apr 1816

Sent from

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/13/45, 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.

• Mary Cullum
• Sir James Edward Smith