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GB-110/JES/COR/17/155
Title
Thomas William Coke, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date
9 Feb 1815
Author(s)
Thomas William, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham Coke 1754-1842
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/17/155 from Thomas William Coke, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (9 February 1815)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/17/155 from Thomas William Coke, Holkham [Hall, Norfolk], to Sir James Edward Smith (9 February 1815) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Coke, Thomas William
Sent from:
Holkham, Norfolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Just received copy of [William] Roscoe's "Leo X"; thanks Smith for introducing them to each other and praises Roscoe's character. Intends to visit Roscoe at Allerton [Hall, Roscoe's home near Liverpool, Lancashire] this September or October, asks Smith to accompany him. Has given Roscoe four dozen manuscripts to be bound.
Letter date:
9 Feb 1815
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
17.197
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 20 [Feb 1815] |
| 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. |
| Publn Note | Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, pp.355-356. |
| Related Material | Roscoe, W, (1805). "The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth. (Dissertation on the character of Lucrezia Borgia.-F. Arsilli de Poetis Urbanis ad P. Jovium libellus.)" Liverpool: J. M. Creery; please note not available from Linnean Society Library. |
