| AdminHistory | Mrs Isabella James was the widow of Thomas Potts James (1803-1882), bryologist; collaborator of Leo Lesquereux; lived at Philadelphia 1803-1869; at Cambridge, Massachusetts 1869-1882. Little else is known about Isabella James. |
| Description | The inside of the volume states the following:
"The letters and portraits in this volume were selected and arranged by Mrs. Isabella James, widow of Thomas Potts James (1803-1882), Bryologist, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America".
When addressee is known the name is shown in square brackets. Numbers in the first column are page numbers in the bound book. Missing page numbers indicate that the pages are blank.
BABINGTON, CHARLES C.
1. 1863 Nov 30. Cambridge. Does not agree with some of the names in "Popular Names of Plants", but likes the book very much.
3. [Two engraved portraits of Sir Joseph Banks]
4. [Engraved portrait of Sir Joseph Banks]
BANKS, SIR JOSEPH
5. [To Mr. Bartram] Agrees to acept dried specimens subject to certain conditions which he outlines.
6. [Engraved portrait of Peter Collinson]
COLLINSON, PETER
7. 1738 Feb 7. London. Capt. Wright has obtained for him ten poundsworth of halfpence. Hopes his box of seeds is safe to hand.
8. [Engraved portrait of Sir James Edward Smith]
SMITH, SIR JAMES EDWARD
9. 1793 Mar 6. London. [To Rev. H. Muhlenberg] Appreciates his letter and looks forward very much to working with him.
BALFOUR, JOHN HUTTON
11. 1849 Jan 30. Edinburgh. New arrangements being made at the Horticultural Soc. Carden. Evans appointed as Superintendent.
HOOKER, SIR WILLIAM JACKSON
12. 1849 Apr 13. Kew. 13. Botanical chat.
13. 1850 Jan 3. Kew. Has been ill; his friends have helped with mosses.
13. 1850 Jan 10. Kew. [To James, T.P.] Grateful to James for sending him so many good plants. Encloses list of ferns forwarded to James in Philadelphia.
BENTHAM, GEORGE
15. 1832 Feb 20. London. [To Carr, R.] Grateful for acorns. List of plant cuttings despatched to Bartram Botanic Garden, Philadelphia.
THISELTON-DYER, WILLIAM TURNER
17. 1899 May 22. Kew. [To Prior, R.C.A.] Nice to have heard from him; sends him a copy of the Library Catalogue.
HEMSLEY, WILLIAM BOTTING
18. 1899 May 18. Kew. Kew does not possess specimen of Rondel ati a Daphnoides; asks if a specimen can be spared.
CAREY, JOHN
21. 1859 Jan 3. London. [To Boott, F.] Apologizes for silence; social.
CURLER, REV. MANASSEH. 23
1809 Jul 31. Hamilton. [To Peck, W.D.] Grateful for publication of his paper and the quality of production.
DAUBENY, PROF. CHARLES GILES BRIDLE
24. 1838 Jun 6. Oxford. [To Dr. Darlington] Grateful for copy of book; asks if it has also been sent to Bodlian, Radcliffe and Kew libraries.
25. 1847 May 9. DICKSON, ROBERT. Oxford. [To Dr. Alexander] Hopes he can continue to send the fruits of his research work.
27. 1843 Jun 22. London. Encloses a few seeds; discovered that two authors had the same ideas.
29. 1893 Apr 18. Bath. Botanical chatter.
HARVEY, WILLIAM HENRY
31. 1864 Mar 11. Dublin. Grateful for offer of Cape specimens but if they come from Miss Bowker's collection he probably has them.
HOOKER, SIR JOSEPH DALTON
33. Kew. [To Gray, J.E.(?)] Too late to avail himself of the offer to look at the Limes; perhaps for half an hour on the following day.
LAMBERT, AYLMER BOURKE
35. 1827 July 8. London. [Dr. Darlington] Botanical chatter.
LATHAM, JOHN
37. 1797 May 8. MASTERS, MAXWELL Romsey. TYLDEN. [To Smith, J.E.] Encloses essay on the Tracheae of Birds, with details of plates.
39. 1865 Nov 14. London. Has not been able to obtain information about the Bay laurels.
OAKES, WILLIAM
41. 1847 Jul 4 Ipswich. Encloses list of species that he requires.
PECK, W.D
43. 1807 Nov 1. London. SALWEY, REV. THOMAS. [To Miss Peck] Family chat; very pleased to have met Dr [James Edward] Smith, President of the Linnean Society.
45. 1840 Aug 19. Chatter.
SIBTHORP, JOHN
47. 1785 Mar 14. Orders books and Council Committee report.
STOCKER, RICHARD
49. 1826 Feb 14. TOWNSEND, DAVID. A letter of thanks for being elected Vice-President of the Royal Jennerian Society; has always advocated the cause of vaccination.
51. 1847 Oct 9. TUCKERMAN. Westchester. [To James, T.J.] Acknowledges receipt of bulbs; asks for seeds to be sent to him in the fall.
53. Cambridge. [To Miss Batchelder] Regrets cannot accept invitation; encloses autograph of Fries.
WALLICH, NATHANIEL (WOLFF, NATHAN)
55. 1848 Apr 28. WARD, N.B. London. [To Bennett, J.J.] About Edgeworth's paper in the Society's Monthly Proceedings.
57. 1850 Nov 7. London. Social chatter.
MUNRO, WILLIAM
59. 1852 Aug 19. Ireland. Grateful for grasses; lists desiradata. |