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GB-110/JES/SM/5
Title
James Edward Smith to James Smith
Letter date
27 Jun 1793
Author(s)
Sir James Edward Smith 1759-1828
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/SM/5 from James Edward Smith to James Smith (27 June 1793)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Smith, Sir James Edward
To:
Smith, James
Summary:
Arrangements for his and Cousin K's [Nathaniel Kindersley] visit; he means to bring Howlings [his manservant?]. He has sat twice for [John] Rising [(1753-1817), portrait and subject painter], who has much improved his portrait to satisfaction of his sister, Miss Lane, and Sir Abraham Hume. Just received notification of his unanimous election to the Upsal Academy, particuarly pleased as the Swedes can have no partiality to him. Financial arrangements.
Corrects mistake of his father's regarding passage of [Jean-Jacques] Rousseau [(1712-1778), philosopher]; of his father's opinion regarding Esther and Fanny's [Smith's sisters] reading of him.
Letter date:
27 Jun 1793
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
112
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| UNSPECIFIED | C M Hutt, List of additional correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, Linnean Society. |
