| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/21/62 |
| Title | William John Burchell, St Helena, to James Edward Smith, London |
| Description | Sending letter and "clever" drawings from Dr [Charles] Campbell, who is travelling to Sumatra; understands that knowledge of Sumatran botany would be extremely interesting to European botanists. Campbell was unable to provide description of 'Marsdenia'. If the East India Company establishes a Botanic Garden on St Helena hopes seeds from Sumatra will be naturalised here. |
| Date | 24 Aug 1807 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 2 pp |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | For Campbell's letter to Smith of 14 June 1807, see JES/ADD/13. |
| PrevRefNo | 21.106 |
| 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 | Burchell, William John (1782-1863) |
| Access_Status | Open |