Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Roscoe, William
Sent from:
Liverpool, Lancashire
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Still confined with his rheumatism; abandons his intended visit to Holkham [home of Thomas William Coke] and Norfolk. Prepared an account of improvements at his Chat-Moss farm for the Board of Agriculture. Compiling a catalogue of his pictures, drawings, and prints; discusses del Sarto copy of a portrait of Leo X and his cardinals by Raffaelli.
Hopes Smith received his review of [George] Canning's [(1770-1827), politician] speeches, which he wrote to be "obnoxious to so powerful a party both in politics & literature". Sends verses of his own composition for [Pleasance] Smith as thanks for the medicine recommendation; no relief from external stimulants of hot salt-water baths and frequent blisterings. Recently acquired Lord Bute's copy of Rumphius' [(1627-1702), botanist] ["Herbarii Amboinensis"].
Letter date:
27 Feb 1813
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.169
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 21 Mar [1813] |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.350-351. |
| Related Material | For Smith's reply of 21 March 1813, see JES/COR/17/85.
Roscoe, W, (1812). "A Review of the Speeches of the Right Hon. G. Canning, on the late election for Liverpool, as far as they relate to the questions of peace and of reform." Liverpool; please note not available from Linnean Society Library.
Rumpf, G E, and Burman, J, (1755). "Herbarii Amboinensis auctuarium ... cura & studio Joannis Burmanni ... (Index universalis in sex tomos et auctuarium Herbarii Amboinensis ...)." Amstelaedami: Apud Mynardum Uytwerf & S. Schouten. |
| 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. |
