| Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/106 |
| Title | William Roscoe, Liverpool, [Lancashire], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] |
| Description | Thanks for Smith's congratulations and refers him to Mr Martin [Smith's brother-in-law] for all information on subject [presumably a recovery in his affairs]. A reconciliation has occured between them and their friends at Greenbank, renewing friendship of 30 years.
Everything Smith said of [Thomas William Coke] has been fulfilled, and still hopes to meet Smith at Holkham, [Norfolk, Coke's home]. His studies and pursuits have been interrupted by the dispersal of his library, though he has long suspected that collecting literary and artistic curiosities has an unfavourable effect on original efforts, and now plans to focus on several unfinished labours. |
| Date | 19 Dec 1816 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 4 pp |
| Language | English |
| Notes | Smith replied 2 Feb 1817 |
| PrevRefNo | 17.214 |
| 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 |