| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/12/96 |
| Title | Samuel Goodenough, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] |
| Description | Explains the enclosed "little note" [not extant] written by himself and [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert. Reports that [James] Bicheno will accept the post of Linnean Society Secretary. Thinks [Robert] Brown unsuitable for the position but believes he would make a good President should Smith die or be removed, of which measure "more than a common hint has been thrown out". Goodenough long thought [Alexander] Macleay [also spelt McLeay or M'Leay] considered himself "master of the Society" and never troubled himself about the vice-presidents, which led Goodenough to withdraw from attending for several years past. Adds that if Brown were to be Secretary in a similar style to Macleay [also spelt McLeay or M'Leay] the Society would become the "cat's paw" of the Horticultural Society. |
| Date | 12 Jan 1825 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 3 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | For further discussion by Goodenough of new Linnean Society Secretary see JES/COR/12/95; JES/COR/12/98; JES/COR/12/100. |
| PrevRefNo | 12.177 |
| Creator Name | Goodenough, Samuel (1743-1827) |
| Access_Status | Open |