| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/11/32 |
| Title | Samuel Goodenough to James Edward Smith, Hammersmith, [Middlesex] |
| Description | Smith and [Jonas] Dryander have misunderstood each other; Dryander will not become President of the Linnean Society but will accept fixed vice-presidentship, with some reservations. [William] Pilkington [(1758-1848), architect] cannot guarantee regular attendance to be a reader; suggests retaining [Thomas] Marsham for the present. Although everyone "likes Mr [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert extremely" thinks the competition should not be allowed as Dryander is superior in knowledge [possile campaign for vice-presidentship?]. Presses the necessity of maintaining Marsham's cordiality for the Society's general welfare.
On verso of second folio faint outline drawing of a plant, in pencil. |
| Date | 13 Nov 1796 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | For Goodenough's apology to Smith for offending his regard of Marsham, see JES/COR/11/33. |
| PrevRefNo | 11.61 |
| 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. |