| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/43 |
| Title | William Roscoe, Royal Hotel, Pall Mall, [London], to James Edward Smith |
| Description | Aware that his support for the "gradual abolition of the slave trade" could be misunderstood by his friends, but meant it to ensure the slaves' saftey and interests and not for the benefit of the merchants. Finds it inexplicable that William Smith has lost his Norwich seat, as "the slave trade is held in such general abhorence" there, and he has been one of its "most firm & active opponents". Admires Smith's [epithet] for Alderman Baseley and praises Smith's "excellent turn" for this kind of composition. Details printing for his paper on Scitamineae. Intends to see [James] Sowerby about "Exotic botany", which must not be discontinued. Found a "Flora Peruviana & Chilensis" in [Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron] Holland's [(1773-1840)] library containing figures of 'Canna', 'Costus', and 'Maruta', which he made copies of but forgot, and which confirm his and Smith's system [for determining 'Scitamineae' plants]. |
| Date | 13 Jan 1807 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | Roscoe, W. 'A new arrangement of the plants of the Monandrian Class usually called Scitamineae (Imperfect).' Read 1806.
Roscoe, W, 'A New Arrangement of the Plants of the Monandrian Class usually called Scitamineae', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1807 8(1), pp.330-357.
Smith, J E, (1804-1805). "Exotic botany" London: J. Sowerby.
Ruiz Lopez, H, and Pavon, J, (1798-1802). "Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis, sive descriptiones, et icones plantarum Peruvianarum, et Chilensium, secundum systema Linnaeanum digestae, ... Auctoribus Hippolyto Ruiz [Lopez] et Josepho Pavon." Madrid: Typis de Sancha. |
| PrevRefNo | 17.86 |
| 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 |