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GB-110/JES/COR/9/49
Title
William Smith to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
7 Apr 1820
Author(s)
William Smith 1756-1835
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/9/49 from William Smith to Sir James Edward Smith (7 April 1820)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, William
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Condolences on death of Pleasance Smith's mother. Comments on the "havock" death has wreaked on their "N" friends since he came to know them, refers to death of another and approaching death of Smith's niece. Called at [William] Wilberforce's [(1759-1833), abolitionist] to see [Isaac] Milner [(1750-1820), natural philosopher and dean of Carlisle], who had been ill there for several weeks; he died the next day. Remarks on "how gloriously are things going in Spain" [the Trienio Liberal, period of three years of liberal government in Spain following the revolution of 1820]. The Board of Longitude are commissioning an observatory at the Cape [of Good Hope].
Letter date:
7 Apr 1820
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
9.95
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. |
| Additional | Smith replied 19 [Apr 1920] |
