Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Norwich, Norfolk
To:
Davall, Edmund
Sent to location:
Orbe, Switzerland
Summary:
The severe winter limited his literary pursuits as he had many colds. Reports death of his father on 8 March and his family's grief. Reports death of François Borone last October who fell from window in his sleep whilst staying in Athens with [John] Sibthorp and buried at the Church of the Madonna at Athens; shall dedicate a genus in the "New Holland Botany" to him and his skills and acuteness as a "martyr to botany". [Adam] Afzelius has lost his manuscripts and collections in Sierra Leone following raid by French. Este has published his tour, "very intelligent, very singular & very bold".
Informed that the Queen could not finish reading first volume of his own "Tour" as she "found so many bad things which she could never forgive"; has not yet asked her forgiveness and does not much regard her opinion though sorry she "mistakes her own solid interest in these critical times, which is to make friends of all moderate people".
Letter date:
16 Mar 1795
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
14.19
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|
| Additional | Davall replied 13 April [1795], 19 Jun [1795] and 10 Nov [1795] |
| Related Material | For Smith's replies of 13 April 1795, see JES/COR/14/75, 19 June 1795, see JES/COR/14/76, and 10 November 1795, see JES/COR/14/78. For Adam Afzelius' account of 19 November 1794 of attack, see JES/COR/1/31.
Smith, J E, and Sowerby, J, (1793). "A specimen of the botany of New Holland Vol. I The figures by James Sowerby [imperfect]." London: J. Sowerby.
Smith, J E, (1793). "A sketch of a tour on the Continent in the years 1786 and 1787", London: the author. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.64-66. |
| 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. |
