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GB-110/JES/COR/16/58
Title
Thomas Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
[27 Sep 1799]
Author(s)
Thomas Johnes 1748-1816
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/16/58 from Thomas Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith (27 September 1799)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/16/58 from Thomas Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith (27 September 1799) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Johnes, Thomas
Sent from:
Hafod, Cardiganshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Lost letters. Thinks the "Augustan flattery" of Malta and Sciliy superior to the "bombasty" of Spain. His daughter [Mariamne Johnes] thanks Smith for the seeds he sent; she is now translating and if he does not finish Froissart [(c 1337-c 1405), French chronicler] himself thinks she will be a "worthy successor". His growing enthusiasm for farming; building a "feeding house" to his own plan and wants a good weighing machine for live beasts, asks for recommendation from one of Smith's "great farmers".
Letter date:
[27 Sep 1799]
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
16.109
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Additional | Smith replied 9 Oct [1799] |
