James Edward Smith, Edinburgh, to James Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/19/10
Title James Edward Smith, Edinburgh, to James Smith
Letter date 11 Mar 1782
Author(s) Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/19/10 from James Edward Smith, Edinburgh, to James Smith (11 March 1782)

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Item Type: Document
From: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from: Edinburgh
To: Smith, James
Summary:

Read of heavy snow round Norwich, [Norfolk], they have had scarcely any. Will be as economical as possible his with expenses, though felt much anxiety on finding they will come to much more than first expected. Attendance at balls and frequent dancing. Reported that Edinburgh people are very proud and despise the students, though he has not experienced this himself. Shall endeavour to join the Medical Society and has already attended and spoken twice, hopes his father thinks he has got rid of some of his bashfulness; they are "wonderfully ignorant" of natural history. Dr Home's lectures on Antimony; discussion of composition and application of James's Powder, particularly with regard fevers.

Letter date: 11 Mar 1782
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 19.24
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
AdditionalJames Smith replied 28 Mar [1782]
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.
Related MaterialFor James Smith's letter of 25 February 1782, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/19/9. For James Smith's reply of 28 March 1782, see JES/COR/19/11.