| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/105 |
| Title | William Roscoe to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] [incomplete] |
| Description | Pleased [Thomas William] Coke is satisfied with the books he bought at sale of his collections, including particularly fine manuscript of the Bible, and the pitcures he bought are the "cream" of the collection; Hargreaves has made a miniature copy of the "Head of Christ" by Leonardo da Vinci. Keen to meet Smith at Holkham, [Norfolk, home of Coke]. Congratulates Mr and Mrs Reeve. His daughter, Jane, recovering but still source of anxiety.
[Letter incomplete: first folio cropped, presumed destroyed] |
| Date | [5 Nov 1816] |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 2 pp |
| Language | English |
| Notes | Smith replied 23 [Nov 1816] |
| PrevRefNo | 17.213 |
| 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 |