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GB-110/JES/COR/17/93
Title
Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to William Roscoe, Allerton Hall, [near Liverpool, Lancashire]
Letter date
3 Oct 1814
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/17/93 from Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to William Roscoe, Allerton Hall, [near Liverpool, Lancashire] (3 October 1814)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/17/93 from Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to William Roscoe, Allerton Hall, [near Liverpool, Lancashire] (3 October 1814) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Norwich, Norfolk
To:
Roscoe, William
Sent to location:
Liverpool, Lancashire
Summary:
At request of [Thomas William] Coke invites Roscoe to visit Holkham; he is intending to visit again soon with the Bishop [of Norwich, Henry Bathurst (c 1744-1837)] to continue examining the manuscripts, including historical Italian manuscripts copied at Florence and Venice, and printed books "inestimable in value & number". Papers report Roscoe is in Paris researching, but letter from his sister, Mrs Martin, informs him Roscoe is at his Moss farm and in good health.
Laments death of Dr [Henry] Reeve, a "most heavy loss, public & private, in every point".
Letter date:
3 Oct 1814
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.186
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.353-354. |
| 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. |
