| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/103 |
| Title | William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] |
| Description | Current state of affairs [following failure of his banking house]: they have appeased the "great mass" of their creditors and pleaded for time to convert their funds to money; surprised and consoled by the kindness and confidence they have met with, following a meeting on recommencement of business which was "unanimously asserted to" by the 400 in attendance, some refractory persons remain. Comments on support and friendship of Mr Martin [Smith's brother-in-law]. Allerton, his library, and art collection are all to be sold, but as they will fully discharge his obligations he does it with pleasure. |
| Date | 21 Apr 1816 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Notes | Smith replied 15 May [1816] |
| PrevRefNo | 17.209 |
| 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. |
| Creator Name | Roscoe, William (1753-1831) |
| Access_Status | Open |