Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/114 |
Title | William Roscoe, Liverpool, [Lancashire], to Sir James Edward Smith, 16 Chapel Place, Cavendish Square, London |
Description | Asks when Smith can visit Liverpool, as [Thomas Stewart] Traill [(1781-1862), physician] finishes his course this week and Mr Campbell is not free to lecture until latter end of June, so the interval time is free for Smith's lectures. Explains the lecturer's fees, which are based on two guineas for each subscriber, with a certain amount being guaranteed. Will endeavour to have Smith nominated Professor of Botany. His business affairs continue to improve and will soon be reestablished. |
Date | 4 May 1818 |
Level | Item |
Extent | 4 pp |
Language | English |
Notes | Smith replied 13 May [1818] |
PrevRefNo | 17.231 |
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 | Roscoe, William (1753-1831) |
Access_Status | Open |