Sir James Edward Smith, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk], to Sir Thomas Gery Cullum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Summary

Updates Cullum on his Cambridge progress [campaign for botany professorship]: received a request from Professor [Thomas] Martyn to lecture next term in his place, and the authority to use the botanic garden. The vice-chancellor [George Grenville] and Master of Trinity [William Lort Mansel] approve but Master of St John's [James Wood (1760-1839)] does not, and Dr [Edward Daniel] Clarke [(1769-1822), professor of mineralogy] and Professor [James] Cumming [(1777-1861), professor of chemistry] are being obstructive in admitting him to their lecture rooms. Attended Linnean Society last week. Intends his first lecture to be given in the botanical school.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN866

From

Sir James Edward Smith

To

Sir Thomas Gery Cullum

Date

24 Mar 1818

Sent from

Holkham, Norfolk

Sent to

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/13/60, 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 James Edward Smith
• Sir Thomas Gery Cullum