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GB-110/JES/COR/19/51 from James Edward Smith, Rome, [Italy], to James Smith, Market Place, Norwich, [Norfolk], Inghilterra (11 April 1787)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/19/51 from James Edward Smith, Rome, [Italy], to James Smith, Market Place, Norwich, [Norfolk], Inghilterra (11 April 1787) Close
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His last letter was of 26 March 1787, and recently received his father's of 4 January 1787. Religious liberty in Europe: has felt perfectly at ease in both Marseilles and Rome, and thinks people here "more liberal & less persecuting" than the Scottish; an impudent friend. Fears he has only made useful commercial connections for his father in Montpelier. Concerned for Miss Donne. His letters to Sir Joseph Banks. Does not enjoy Italian bread. Concerned for parcel of books he sent via [Nicholas] Gwyn. Account of his [and William Younge's] activities in Rome, including trip to the palace Borghese, list of artworks seen, criticism; visit to St Peter's, description of interiors and opinion of the Pope. Distinguished foreign visitors. Fireworks at St Angelo.
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | James Smith replied 24 May [1787] |
| Related Material | For James Smith's letter of 4 January 1787, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/19/45. |
| 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. |
