Samuel Goodenough to Sir James Edward Smith

• Main Author: Goodenough, Samuel
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Arctic; Goodenough; North West Passage
• Online Access: http://linnean-online.org/62695/; http://linnean-online.org/62695/1/JES-COR-12-42_001.tif; http://linnean-online.org/62695/2/JES-COR-12-42_002.tif; http://linnean-online.org/62695/3/JES-COR-12-42_003.tif; http://linnean-online.org/62695/4/JES-COR-12-42_004.tif

Death of Sir Joseph Banks' sister, [Sarah Sophia Banks (1744-1818)]; unsure how he and Lady Banks will cope without her as she managed everything at Soho Square. Sends two specimens for identification [not extant]; one used to be called 'Oenothera purpurea' or 'mollissima', the other like a 'Chrysanthemum'. Hears that [John] Barrow [(1764-1848), promoter of exploration] is "triumphing not a little" in the prospect [John] Ross' [(1777-1856), Arctic explorer] expedition [to find the North West Passage]. Will plant 'Corydalis' seeds next spring as Smith sent them so late. Asks if [Edward] Rudge was elected for Evesham, Worcestershire. Supposes [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert's brother-in-law, Benett, ruined through electioneering. Strife in Westmorland carrying on with "acrimony".