| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/12/91 |
| Title | Samuel Goodenough, Berners Street, [London], to Sir James Edward Smith |
| Description | Informed by [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert that after the retirement of the company at the Linnean Society anniversary meeting dinner [Alexander] Macleay [also spelt McLeay or M'Leay], Joseph Sabine, and others stayed in the room to make further speeches in spite of the numerous toasts made by Goodenough; thinks it copies "the habit of low societies [...] and utterly unworthy of the dignity of such a society as ours". Sabine has already given great offence after being chosen a member of their new club, the Athenaeum; did not invite Smith to join as he is so rarely in London but happy to propose him. |
| Date | 27 May 1824 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Notes | Smith replied 28 [May 1824] |
| PrevRefNo | 12.169 |
| Creator Name | Goodenough, Samuel (1743-1827) |
| Access_Status | Open |