Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/76 |
Title | William Roscoe, to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] |
Description | Comments on plans for establishment of botanic garden in Norwich and assures Smith that establishment of such a place is achievable on almost any scale; explains Liverpool Botanic Garden financing and costs. A garden is also being established at Hull; believes that "the union of science & pleasure which these institutions afford to the inhabitants of large towns" will lead to their being generally adopted. Congratulates Smith's mother, happy to hear of [William Fitt] Drake's good fortune. His son James just returned from tour of Scotland. |
Date | 15 Nov 1811 |
Level | Item |
Extent | 4 pp |
Language | English |
PrevRefNo | 17.153 |
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 |