Ref NoGB-110/JES/COR/21/74
TitleWilliam Beeston Coyte, Ipswich, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, [London]
DescriptionConcerned to hear of Smith's poor health from [Nicholas] Gwyn. Has toured North Wales collecting plants and preserved many from Snowdon and other mountains in Carnarvonshire, including: 'Saxifraga nivalis', 'S. stellaris', 'Anthericum serotinum', 'Aracium alpinum'. Also collected many species of cryptogamia which he will send to Smith, Sir Joseph Banks, or [John] Sibthorp.
Date19 Jul 1788
LevelItem
Extent3 pp
LanguageEnglish
PrevRefNo21.129
Finding_AidsDawson, 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 NameCoyte, William Beeston (1740-1810)
Access_StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
GB/110/1/196Coyte; William Beeston (1740-1810); physician and botanist1740-1810
GB/110/1/9Banks; Sir; Joseph (1743-1820); Baronet; Naturalist and patron of science1743-1820
GB/110/1/24Sibthorp; John (1758-1796); botanist1758-1796
GB/110/1/119Gwyn; Nicholas (1710-1798); physician1710-1798
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