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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/19/4
Title
James Edward Smith, Edinburgh, to James Smith, Norwich, Norfolk
Letter date
2 Nov 1781
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/19/4 from James Edward Smith, Edinburgh, to James Smith, Norwich, Norfolk (2 November 1781)
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Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from:
Edinburgh
To:
Smith, James
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Success of his letters of recommendation with Mr Martineau, Dr Nevil, Dr Byam, Mr Gloag, Mr Torry, Mr Martin Lindsay, Miss Scott, Mrs Austin, and Dr Gardiner. Expects to derive most "comfort & advantage" from Dr [John] Hope; his character; recommended above all things that he master Latin; Hope's recommendations for what course to attend. Has been to the infirmary once, his "apprehensions & disgust" much less than expected. His fellow lodgers are Mr Lubbock and [John Henry] Engelhart. Met Lord Monboddo.
Letter date:
2 Nov 1781
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19.3
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | James Smith replied 12 Nov [1781] |
| 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. |
| Related Material | For James Smith's reply of 12 November 1781, see JES/COR/19/5. |
