Sir James Edward Smith, Woodville, near Birmingham, [Warwickshire], to Pleasance Smith, Lowestoft, Suffolk

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/19/111
Title Sir James Edward Smith, Woodville, near Birmingham, [Warwickshire], to Pleasance Smith, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Letter date 4 Oct 1819
Author(s) Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages 4

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GB-110/JES/COR/19/111 from Sir James Edward Smith, Woodville, near Birmingham, [Warwickshire], to Pleasance Smith, Lowestoft, Suffolk (4 October 1819)

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

He is here "in paradise, both mentally & bodily", staying with Mr and Mrs Corrie; their characters. He lectures on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7pm; fuller every time than the last; plenty of ladies, all in evening dress; supplied with flowers from Mrs Corrie's garden and a nursery. Dined with Dr and Mrs Parr. His health remains good. Visited [James] Watt [(1769-1848), engineer] and saw the "Cyclops" at work in his "truly infernal abode".
Hears of no public disturbances and the "respectable dissenters" take no part; has learnt the true history of the "famous riots" [Priestly Riots of 14 to 17 July 1791 targetted religious dissenters in Birmingham]. Informed that it is "lucky" to have Monk for an enemy [Smith's Cambridge pamphlet]. He is very homesick. Saw [James] Watt's [(1736-1819), engineer] "charming abode".

Letter date: 4 Oct 1819
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 19.239
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
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.