| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/11/103 |
| Title | Samuel Goodenough, Berners Street, London, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] |
| Description | Thanks for basket of game. Assures Smith he did not mean to suggest Smith was trying to influence [William Fitt Drake] with his own religious persuasions, and looks upon "any conscientious dissenter as being as good & as religious as any churchman whatsoever".
Will join the Linnean Dining Club, proposed by [William George] Maton, [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert and Mr Baker, if it is a "frugal literary dinner, where eating is not the primary object". Fears the plans for it are moving too fast; could not attend a meeting on subject held at the British Coffee House and attended by Maton, [George] Shaw [(1751-1813)], [Joseph] Sabine, and [William] Pilkington [(1758-1848)] as it would be "out of character". Enjoying reading "Lachesis Lapponica" and the greater maturity of Linnaeus' writing compared to his earlier "Systema". |
| Date | 17 Dec 1811 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | For letter from William George Maton to Smith of 16 December on Linnean Club, see JES/COR/24/12.
Linnaeus, C, Smith, J E, and Troilius, C (tr.), (1811). "Lachesis Lapponica, or a Tour in Lapland", London: White & Cochrane.
Dahl, A, and Linnaeus, C, (1787). "Observationes botanicae circa systema vegetabilium divi a Linne, Gottingae 1784 editum ..." Hauniae: Typis Aulae Regiae Typographi N. Molleri & Filii. |
| Notes | Smith replied 21 [Dec 1811] |
| PrevRefNo | 11.193 |
| Finding_Aids | Dawson, W R, (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society. |
| Creator Name | Goodenough, Samuel (1743-1827) |
| Access_Status | Open |