Sir James Edward Smith, Henbury Hill, near Bristol, to William Roscoe, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, [Lancashire]

Summary

Describes his travels since leaving Norwich on 30 April: stayed with Thomas Forster at Walthamstow and Edward Forster at Hale End, [both in Essex]; gave course of 10 lectures at the London Institution; saw the Coke family and Dr [Martin] Davy of Caius College, [Cambridge]; arrived in Bristol on 12 June but inflammation in his lungs recurred after his first three lectures, following treatment with James's powder, bleeding, and starvation resumed and completed lectures to a "brilliant & numerous" audience; staying in a cottage till end of September to regain his health. Finished third volume of his "[English] Flora". Heat in London prevented him from seeing Roscoe's son, Thomas, and the only exhibition or sight he saw was the King in the drawing room.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1299

From

Sir James Edward Smith

To

William Roscoe

Date

6 Aug 1825

Sent from

Bristol

Sent to

Liverpool, Lancashire

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/17/137, 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.