Thomas Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/16/49
Title Thomas Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date [25 Aug 1798]
Author(s) Thomas Johnes 1748-1816
Number of Pages 2

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GB-110/JES/COR/16/49 from Thomas Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith (25 August 1798)

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Item Type: Document
From: Johnes, Thomas
Sent from: Hafod, Cardiganshire
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

Recent visitors: Smith's friend Mr Gurney and family came here for breakfast yesterday; "he travels like a Patriarch with all his children". Mr More leaving today after only making two sketches; his inability to ride or walk prevented him from seeing all "our beauties". Missed seeing [John Peter] Laporte [(1761-1839), a "very fine drawer", who was in the grounds. [Richard] Warner [(1763-1857), antiquary] visited for a day; "he publishes as rapidly as he walks". His daughter [Mariamne Johnes] continues "much the same".

Letter date: [25 Aug 1798]
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 16.91
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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.