Ref No | GB-110/JES/COR/17/97 |
Title | Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to William Roscoe, Allerton Hall, near Liverpool, [Lancashire] |
Description | Has had letters from [Thomas William] Coke and [Andrew] Fountaine on their pleasure at meeting Roscoe. Describes recent extreme weather. Thanks Roscoe for his efforts advocating him at Cambridge [in his candidature for botany professorship]; aware of prejudice of St John's College but has support of [Charles Howard, 11th] Duke of Norfolk [(1746-1815)] who has great influence there. Expecting [William] Smith next week as steward of their ball, and they are to have a common hall "to give a kick to the income tax". |
Date | 2 Jan 1815 |
Level | Item |
Extent | 4 pp |
Language | English |
Related Material | For Roscoe's letter of 24 December 1814, to which this is a reply, see JES/COR/17/96. |
PrevRefNo | 17.195 |
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 | Smith, Sir James Edward (1759-1828) |
Access_Status | Open |