Thomas Johnes, Hafod, Rhagader Bay, [Cardiganshire], to James Edward Smith, Market Place, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

His daughter is now "as well as you can wish her" and she is impatient to see Smith. Country is in great beauty and if they can "fight off the scarcity till Harvest" they shall do well, and he will have the "pleasure of saving this country a second time from a famine". His champagne merchant lives and is offering him fine wine at 12 livres the bottle at Basle, and though he can sell it in France for 30 Louis he "wisely prefers the sterling coin".

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1177

From

Thomas Johnes

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

[21 Jul 1795]

Sent from

Hafod, Cardiganshire

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/16/28, The Linnean Society of London

Language

English

Contributor

The Linnean Society of London[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.

• Sir James Edward Smith
• Thomas Johnes