Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Norwich, Norfolk
To:
Woodward, Thomas Jenkinson
Summary:
Death of his father, on 8 March, after long period of fluctuating health. His journey to Norwich in spite of his own ill health. Consolation that he had wrapped up all his business to his satisfaction and had no particular anxieties, especially as his brother, John, has given up going to America; both dreaded and hoped for final interview with Smith. His grandmother to move into the family home. Account of autopsy performed by Mr Martineau, which revealed an ulcerous kidney.
Responds to Woodward's letter of 21 January [1795]: defends 'Mimosa' against Mrs Woodward's accusations; has not heard from [Edmund] Davall for some time; [William] Curtis' 'Goodenia laevigata' is his 'G. albida', never saw it without white flowers till recently. Death of François [Borone] at Athens, by a fall from a window in his sleep; much affected by it.
Letter date:
14 Mar 1795
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
18.196
Additional Information:
Note type | Note |
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Related Material | For Woodward's letter of 21 January 1795, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/18/93. For Woodward's reply of 17 March 1795, see JES/COR/18/95. |