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GB-110/JES/COR/16/32
Title
Thomas Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
1 Feb 1796
Author(s)
Thomas Johnes 1748-1816
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/16/32 from Thomas Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith (1 February 1796)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/16/32 from Thomas Johnes, Hafod, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith (1 February 1796) Close
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Johnes, Thomas
Sent from:
Hafod, Cardiganshire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Thanks for Smith's letter of 21 [January]. Waiting to see Smith to fully explain his personal affairs; found that when "money comes into competition with [...] friendship the last vanishes away like an airy vision".
Suggests contents for Smith's proposed "short Tour" of his part of Wales, "which are hitherto maiden", for it to be published by Edwards will publish and for it to include "beautiful" drawings of his own and of Colonel Greville's, which alongside Smith's writing will "answer for the sale being very great".
They have had fine weather but very great storms of wind, rain, and thunder; many of his sheep killed by lightning. Introduced "capital improvements" in the economy of forcing plants and fruit in his garden.
Letter date:
1 Feb 1796
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
16.45
Additional Information:
Note type | Note |
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Related Material | Smith, J E, (1810). "A tour to Hafod, in Cardiganshire ..." London: White. |
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 22 [Feb 1796] |