Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/49 |
Title | William Roscoe, Allerton [Hall, near Liverpool, Lancashire], to James Edward Smith, Gerard Street, Soho, London |
Description | Sorry he could not see Smith again before leaving London. Describes his return to Liverpool: express coaches were organised to hasten his return from London and he was welcomed into Liverpool by friends, though on reaching the Exchange a "scene took place" which he has described in the enclosed paper [extant - JES/COR/17/48] [Roscoe found himself in the centre of a riot orchestrated by local slave traders]. The election is to commence shortly and there are only two candidates, but he does not dare exposing himself and his friends to the to "public vengeance" directed against him. |
Date | 6 May 1807 |
Level | Item |
Extent | 4 pp |
Language | English |
Related Material | For paper announcing Roscoe's withdrawal from election and reasons, see JES/COR/17/48. |
PrevRefNo | 17.96 |
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 |