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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/17/49
Title
William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Gerard Street, Soho, London
Letter date
6 May 1807
Author(s)
William Roscoe 1753-1831
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/17/49 from William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Gerard Street, Soho, London (6 May 1807)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/17/49 from William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Gerard Street, Soho, London (6 May 1807) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Roscoe, William
Sent from:
Liverpool, Lancashire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Summary:
Sorry he could not see Smith again before leaving London. Describes his return to Liverpool: express coaches were organised to hasten his return from London and he was welcomed into Liverpool by friends, though on reaching the Exchange a "scene took place" which he has described in the enclosed paper [extant - JES/COR/17/48] [Roscoe found himself in the centre of a riot orchestrated by local slave traders]. The election is to commence shortly and there are only two candidates, but he does not dare exposing himself and his friends to the to "public vengeance" directed against him.
Letter date:
6 May 1807
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.96
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. |
| Related Material | For paper announcing Roscoe's withdrawal from election and reasons, see JES/COR/17/48. |
