| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/21/55 |
| Title | Arthur Bruce, Head of the Pleasance, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith |
| Description | Received Smith's letter of 31 August [1803]. Hopes some of his old friends attended Smith's Liverpool lectures. Expects [Edmund] Davall's herbarium of Swiss plants will be a great feast for Smith. Looking forward to next volume of "Flora Britannica". His health better than it has been for several years. [George] Don went with a party to Inch Keeth; health of Dr Rutherford and Dr Waltner. Details of [James] Playfair's [(1738-1819), Church of Scotland minister] intended work [on bees]. |
| Date | 10 Sep 1803 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 2 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | Smith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis.
For information on Playfair's work on bees, see http://digital.nls.uk/moir/lost.html. |
| Notes | Smith replied 13 Jul 1804 |
| PrevRefNo | 21.96 |
| 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 | Bruce, Arthur (1726-1805) |
| Access_Status | Open |