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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/19/65
Title
James Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
20 Sep 1788
Author(s)
James Smith 1727-1795
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/19/65 from James Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Edward Smith (20 September 1788)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/19/65 from James Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Edward Smith (20 September 1788) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, James
Sent from:
Norwich, Norfolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Congratulates Smith on his return to London from Matlock, [Derbyshire]; hopes his health improved by the waters; other recommendations. Mrs [Sarah] Siddon's [(1755-1831), actress] performing for 9 nights at Norwich; he "never was so charm'd with acting"; other Norwich entertainments. Has reread [Jean-Jacques] Rousseau's [(1712-1778), philosopher] "Confessions" and "Heloise"; his opinion of the man and his work.
Letter date:
20 Sep 1788
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19.157
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 20 Oct [1788] |
| 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. |
