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Ref No
GB-110/JES/COR/19/40
Title
James Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Edward Smith, chez Monsr le Docteur Broussonet, Montpelier, France
Letter date
26 Oct 1786
Author(s)
James Smith 1727-1795
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/19/40 from James Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Edward Smith, chez Monsr le Docteur Broussonet, Montpelier, France (26 October 1786)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/19/40 from James Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to James Edward Smith, chez Monsr le Docteur Broussonet, Montpelier, France (26 October 1786) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, James
Sent from:
Norwich, Norfolk
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Montpelier, France
Summary:
Recent letter exchanges. Extension of Smith's journey to include Rome and Naples, where he has letter of introduction to Sir William Hamilton [(1731-1803)], ambassador to Naples. Warns Smith against taking a boat from Marseilles to Genoa or Genoa to Naples, for fear of shipwrecks, pirates, and quarantines. Introductions for Genoa and Milan. Warns against dangers of Vesuvius, subterranean journies, and extravagant pursuits of curiosity.
Letter date:
26 Oct 1786
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
19.107
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 18 Nov [1786] |
| 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 Smith's reply of 18 November 1786, see JES/COR/19/41. |
