Title:
Adam Afzelius, Free Town, Sierra Leone, to James Edward Smith
Type:
Image
Licence:
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Repository:
The Linnean Society of London
Collection:
Smith Correspondence
Reference number:
JES/COR/1/28
Archival level:
Item
Creator name:
Afzelius, Adam (1750-1837)
Date:
16 Feb 1793
Placement:
Volume 1
Extent:
2 pp
Language:
en
Description:
Sending parcels of dried plants, fruits, seeds, roots, shells and remains of snakes and birds. The snakes and birds, if they survive, and some of the bulbs, plants and seeds to be passed to Professor [Carl Peter] Thunberg and a separate parcel to Dr [Olof] Swartz. By the same vessel has also sent plants, fruits and seeds to Sir Joseph Banks, [John] Sims and Mr Forster.
Sender:
Afzelius, Adam
Sent from location:
Free Town, Sierra Leone
Recipient:
Smith, Sir James Edward
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.
Previous reference number:
1.49
