| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/90 |
| Title | William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] |
| Description | Sent Smith his criticism of [William] Roxburgh's 'Scitamineae' paper in "Asiatic Researches" to be presented to Linnean Society, though unsure whether the section on 'Canna' and description of three species of 'Alpinia' in Lord [Edward Smith-]Stanley's "Chinese Drawings" should be omitted.
Disgusted at the "arrogance, conceit, & bloodthirstiness" of his countrymen and is withdrawing himself as much as possible from political associations and public affairs. Recently made additions to his library from late Mr Willett's sale. |
| Date | 6 Jan 1814 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | Roscoe, W, 'Remarks on Dr. Roxburgh's Description of the Monandrous Plants of India; in a Letter to the President', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1816 11(2), pp.270-282. |
| PrevRefNo | 17.181 |
| 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 |