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GB-110/JES/COR/17/50
Title
James Edward Smith, Old Hummums, [Covent Garden, London], to William Roscoe, Allteron Hall, near Liverpool, [Lancashire]
Letter date
9 May 1807
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/17/50 from James Edward Smith, Old Hummums, [Covent Garden, London], to William Roscoe, Allteron Hall, near Liverpool, [Lancashire] (9 May 1807)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
London
To:
Roscoe, William
Sent to location:
Liverpool, Lancashire
Summary:
Until reading account in "Liverpool Chronicle" had been anxious to know truth of the "dreadful reports" from Liverpool, including that Roscoe's house had been burnt down [Roscoe had been caught in a riot orchestrated by local slave traders angry at his part in the abolition of the trade]. Urges Roscoe to resubmit himself as a candidate in the Liverpool election as "resistance to such abominable treatment" and to "set aside the election of y[ou]r adversary supported by violence". Mrs Gascoign told Lady [Amelia] Hume that there was expected to be no opposition to her husband [Isaac Gascoyne] or Roscoe, believes Roscoe can use this to both their advantage.
Letter date:
9 May 1807
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.99
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. |
