| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/11/21 |
| Title | Samuel Goodenough, Ealing, [Middlesex], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London] |
| Description | Correction of his Latin used in his description of 'Carex axillaris' [for his paper 'Observations on the British Species of Carex']. Unsure if he can see Smith at Kew on Wednesday. Further details of a letter previously sent but apparently lost. Sorry to hear that the Queen [Charlotte (1744-1818), wife of George III] has been so "[un]impressed" [by Smith's remarks on the French Queen, Marie Antoinette, in his "Sketch of a Tour on the Continent"]; "Kings & Queens naturally like to have the cause of Kings & Queens be praised". Another letter containing a draft for money has also been lost; informed that his postman is "drunk daily" but dares not have him turned out as he has eight children to feed. Promises Smith the lost letter did not contain any critique of his work, only pointed out passages for praise or those which might be taken amiss. |
| Date | 31 Mar 1794 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | Goodenough, S, 'Observations on the British Species of Carex', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1794 2(1), pp.126-211.
Smith, J E, (1793). "A sketch of a tour on the Continent in the years 1786 and 1787", London: the author. |
| PrevRefNo | 11.40 |
| 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. |