AdminHistory | James Smith (1727-1795), a wealthy Unitarian wool merchant, and his wife, Frances née Kindersley (1731-1820), parents of Sir James Edward Smith.
Pleasance Smith née Reeve (1773-1877), letter writer and literary editor, born Lowestoft, Suffolk, 11 May 1773. Married James Edward Smith, 1796, no children. Died 3 February 1877. |
Description | Letters between Sir James Edward Smith and his father, James Smith, mother, Frances Smith, and wife, Pleasance Smith.
Arranged in three sections, each preceded by a title page by Pleasance Smith as follows: "Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith and His Father while a Student at Edinburgh, 1781-1783"; "Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith and His Father during his Tour of the Continent, 1786-1787"; and "Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith to his wife, Pleasance Smith, 1796-1828". |