Ref NoGB-110/JES/COR/17/117
TitleWilliam Roscoe, Liverpool, [Lancashire], to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
DescriptionThanks for letters from Smith and William Smith regarding the sale of his picture collection; their purchase by the [Liverpool Royal] Institution is not yet settled but will take up William Smith's offer of assistance in selling them if they do not. Sending Smith a copy of his pamphlet and asks his opinion, which he implicitly relies on; defends himself against possible detractors.
Date8 Feb 1819
LevelItem
Extent4 pp
LanguageEnglish
PrevRefNo17.236
Finding_AidsDawson, 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 NameRoscoe, William (1753-1831)
Access_StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
GB/110/1/31Roscoe; William (1753-1831); historian and patron of the arts1753-1831
GB/110/1/291Smith; William (1756-1835); politician and dissenter1756-1835
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