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GB-110/JES/COR/19/49
Title
James Edward Smith, Rome, [Italy], to James Smith, Market Place, Norwich, Inghilterra
Letter date
26 Mar 1787
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/19/49 from James Edward Smith, Rome, [Italy], to James Smith, Market Place, Norwich, Inghilterra (26 March 1787)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Rome, Italy
To:
Smith, James
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
His father's letter of 12 February as grateful to him as "cold water to a thirsty soul". Unable to find any connections for his father in Naples, it is said they are all thieves. Discusses transfer of monies. Admires [William] Pitt [(1759-1806), Prime Minister 1783-1801] more than ever in the affair of Governor [Warren] Hastings [(1732-1818), Governor-General of India 1773-1785, accused of corruption in 1787]. Mr Marsh's poor condition.
Account of his [and William Younge's] activities in Naples, including their ascent of Vesuvius and trips to Herculaneum and Pompeii.
Letter date:
26 Mar 1787
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19.125
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | James Smith replied 21 May [1787] |
| 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. |
