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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/17/40
Title
James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to William Roscoe
Letter date
11 Nov 1806
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/17/40 from James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to William Roscoe (11 November 1806)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/17/40 from James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to William Roscoe (11 November 1806) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Norwich, Norfolk
To:
Roscoe, William
Summary:
Congratulates Roscoe on his election as MP; excitement of his family. William Smith lost his Norwich seat here thanks to efforts of "contemptible beings". Considers the impact of Roscoe's election on the slave trade, which shows that "even Liverpool can do better without it"; general election excitement. Mr Creery will be glad of Roscoe's election.
Letter date:
11 Nov 1806
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.8
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. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.333-337. |
