Ref NoGB-110/JES/COR/12/79
TitleSamuel Goodenough to Sir James Edward Smith
DescriptionPlagued with gout. Thanks for the "magnificent" present of game from Holkham, [Norfolk, home of Thomas William Coke]. Difficulties following the death of his daughter, Mrs Charlotte Lynn, in the summer, leaving twelve children. Lady Anne Coke [(1803-1844), wife of Thomas William Coke] pregnant. Unsure of Miss [Elizabeth] Coke's age but knows her father-in-law is Mr Spencer-Stanhope who leases an estate in Northumberland under him as Bishop of Carlisle. Hopes the world has escaped the menaced war. Asks when "Flora Britannica" will be finished.
Date13 Dec 1822
LevelItem
Extent4 pp
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialSmith, J E, (1800-1804). "Flora Britannica" London: Davis.
NotesSmith replied 24 [Dec 1822]
PrevRefNo12.148
Creator NameGoodenough, Samuel (1743-1827)
Access_StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
GB/110/1/35Goodenough; Samuel (1743-1827); Bishop of Carlisle1743-1827
GB/110/1/62Coke; Thomas William (1754-1842); 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham; politician and agricultural reformer1754-1842
GB/110/1/136Spencer-Stanhope; Elizabeth Wilhelmina (1795-1873)1795-1873
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