Watercolour of 'Geum rivale', or Water Avens. "JES pinxit" in pencil in bottom right-hand corner.
Engraving of Jane Johnes, second wife of Thomas Johnes. Inscription in bottom left hand corner reads "Mrs Johnes".
Engraving of front elevation and part of the grounds of Allerton Hall, near Liverpool, home of William Roscoe from 1799 to 1816.
Engraving of John Russell's pastel of Smith, c1799, in Robert John Thornton's [(c 1768-1837), physician and writer on botany] "A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus".
Small engraving of James Edward Smith aged 4 years, from drawing by T Wolridge.
Numbered list of plants sent by George Don in Smith's herbarium
The Society for the Investigation of Natural History has elected "your Lordship" an Honorary Member.
[Note on reverse of letter:] "Geo. Aikenhead, Horns of an Elke found at the depth of 76 feet with superincumbent Strata of Soil Moss & Marle".
Poem in tribute to a "most belov'd recess/ Dog-hole" [possibly a London Unitarian chapel].
Three pieces of verse: one untitled, one titled "Written in the pocket book of a scientific friend, 1786", and the other an epitaph on Richard Smith [Smith's brother].
[Note in different hand] "by Sir J E Smith & written out by him".
Draft of Smith's review John Berkenhout's [(1730-1791), physician and writer] to "Clavis Anglica linguae botanicae" (1789), which appeared in the "Analytical Review" of March or April 1791.
The genera 'Turrea' and 'Passiflora'.
List of plants sent to Bellardi by Smith in addition to those marked in Bellardi's desiderata.
Defends the Roman Catholic faith against Smith's attacks on it in "Sketch": criticises Smith for "picking nettles and moss" instead of visiting the Palace of Caserta, Naples; for commenting on art and statues but labelling a statue of the Virgin Mary "idolatory"; Smith's hypocrisy in despairing of lack of religious freedom in Turin but rejoicing at the anti-Catholic songs sung in Geneva. Defends the Catholic litany; remarks on religious liberty of Protestants in Rome compared to Catholic priests in England; points out that common people are superstitious in all countries, such as maids in London divining from tea leaves; criticises [Jean-Jacques] Rousseau's [(1712-1778), philosopher] contradictions.
Two pages of [James] Sowerby's account with Smith, the first dated 23 January 1794 and written by James Smith, detailing monies owed to Sowerby, and the second covering 1798-1799 and written by James Edward Smith's, detailing monies owed to Smith.
Transcription of part of letter from [Jacob] Wyttenbach relating his knowledge of sale of Haller's collections and a fireworks display held in Berne the same year costing as much as the collections were sold for, including anecdotes on dispersal of specimens, the younger Haller and Wyttenbach's abandoned proposal to publish new edition of [Albrecht von] Haller's "Historia stirpium indigenarum".
Epitaph on death of Emma Smith, wife of his brother, Frederick Smith.
Details of [John] Sibthorp's journeys and collections. Convinced the specimens Smith believes are missing are merely mislaid as duplicates of every uncommon species were collected, one of each being given to Sir Joseph Banks. Recommends contacting [Ferdinand Lucas] Bauer [(1760-1826) botanical artist] for information on plants from first tour in 1787. Details of methodology of Sibthorp's journals and provenance of Dacian, Olympian and Cretan collections. The last tour's collection was given to Dr Wenman although uncertain whether he rearranged or almagamated any of it, in addition to this also collections of plants from Zante and Maina, as well as collections of insects, fish, birds, shells, quadrupeds, and seeds. Smith should have two large and distinct collections of Greek plants from the two tours. Believes if Bauer cannot execute "Flora Graeca" on his own terms he will decline it, citing in part the "sacrafice of liberty in so tedious a work" and the problem of finding good assistants. If he did take on the work would take girls to be his assistants "who are more manageable", reminds him of George Forster's plan to translate English works into German "with the assistance of females".
Printed address by Roscoe announcing his withdrawal as candidate for Liverpool at forthcoming parliamentary election. Lists achievements of the recently dissolved Parliament. Withdrawing due to the "general prejudice" he has met for his part in abolition of the slave trade, his difficulties in attempting to publically render an account of his conduct, and physical attacks on his supporters.
Printed by G F Harris.
Numbered notes on [Henry] Muhlenberg's North American plant specimens, covering 703-780.
[Note in Smith's hand] "thus far written in letter Dec. 22 1807. Sent by Liverpool to Dr Muhlenberg".
Transcript of Smith's dedication of "Tour to Hafod" to Thomas Johnes, and preface.