Sir James Edward Smith, Vanbrugh Fields, [London], to Pleasance Smith, Lowestoft, Suffolk

Item data

Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/19/109
Title Sir James Edward Smith, Vanbrugh Fields, [London], to Pleasance Smith, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Letter date 10 Jun 1819
Author(s) Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages 4

See full metadata

See comments

Collection home page

Actions (login required)

Edit Item Edit Item

GB-110/JES/COR/19/109 from Sir James Edward Smith, Vanbrugh Fields, [London], to Pleasance Smith, Lowestoft, Suffolk (10 June 1819)

Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/19/109 from Sir James Edward Smith, Vanbrugh Fields, [London], to Pleasance Smith, Lowestoft, Suffolk (10 June 1819) Close

Item data

Item Type: Document
From: Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent from: London
To: Smith, Pleasance
Sent to location: Lowestoft, Suffolk
Summary:

Account of his time in London, including: trip to Eltham with Captain Sandham to try and find Sherard's tomb and remains of his garden; Sandham says James Munro died of failure in nervous constitution, saw his tomb at Greenwich; visited Deptford old church to see monuments of the Evelyns and Sir Richard Browne; called on Dr Baillie, who commended his looks, expects Smith to be on his prescription for a long time, Smith's bowel complaints and treatment; calls on or news of Mrs [Catherine] Lambert, Mrs Lochee, Mr Fuller Farr.
A meeting at Longman's, who declined purchasing copyright of his manuscript and suggested shares of the first edition; they promise to push his pamphlet [probably "A defence of the Church and Universities of England" (1819)]. Is to visit the Lamberts at Boyton, [Wiltshire], possibly followed by visits to Spring Grove, [Isleworth, Middlesex, home of Sir Joseph Banks], and Hall Place, [Berkshire, home of Sir William East]. Death of Mrs Fisher, née Clay, 4 years ago. Longman very keen for Smith to write a "Dictionary of Botany" and greatly approve of "English Flora", but he has to borrow £100-£200 whilst these are writing.

Letter date: 10 Jun 1819
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 19.235
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Related MaterialDillenius, J J, and Sherard, J, (1732). "Hortus Elthamensis seu plantarum rariorum quas in horto suo Elthami in cantio coluit ... Jacobus Sherard ... delineationes et descriptiones ..." Londini: The author. Smith, J E, (1819). "A defence of the Church and Universities of England ..." London: Longman. Smith, J E, (1821). "A grammar of botany, illustrative of artificial, as well as natural, classification, with an explanation of Jussieu's system." London: Longman. Smith, J E, Hooker, W J, and Berkeley, M, (1824-1828). "The English flora", London: Longman.
Finding AidsDawson, 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.