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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/19/9
Title
James Smith to James Edward Smith, at Mrs Beveridge's, Crichton Street, Edinburgh
Letter date
25 Feb 1782
Author(s)
James Smith 1727-1795
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/19/9 from James Smith to James Edward Smith, at Mrs Beveridge's, Crichton Street, Edinburgh (25 February 1782)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/19/9 from James Smith to James Edward Smith, at Mrs Beveridge's, Crichton Street, Edinburgh (25 February 1782) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, James
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Edinburgh
Summary:
Account of his journey occasioned by Tolson's "infamous conduct" [Tolson was apparently James Smith's journeyman]; difficulties of trade. Responds to Smith's letters of 22 January [1782] and 12 February [1782]. Amusements are part of Smith's education. Pleased by Smith's enquiries of his grandfather's last illness; opinions. Mr Matineau recommends Smith become a member of the Medical Society. Usefulness of Latin to compliment Smith's French and Italian.
Letter date:
25 Feb 1782
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19.22
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Related Material | For Smith's reply of 11 March 1782, see JES/COR/19/10. |
| 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 11 Mar [1782] |
