Samuel Goodenough to James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/11/100
Title Samuel Goodenough to James Edward Smith
Letter date 4 Oct 1811
Author(s) Samuel Goodenough 1743-1827
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/11/100 from Samuel Goodenough to James Edward Smith (4 October 1811)

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Item Type: Document
From: Goodenough, Samuel
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

Franked Smith's letter to [Walter] Wade. Amused by Smith's letter stating he is teaching [William Fitt] Drake religion [he had begun training for the clergy], presumes he does not mean Divinity. Debates atonement and "vicarious punishment" as defined by Smith's Unitarian faith and his own. Counsels Smith not to advise Drake and compares the religion of a citizen and of a clergyman.

Letter date: 4 Oct 1811
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 11.189
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
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.
Related MaterialFor Smith's reply of 14 December 1811, see JES/COR/11/102.