Sir James Edward Smith, 13 Chapel Place, Cavendish Square, [London], to Pleasance Smith, Mrs E Clarke's, Saxmundham, Suffolk

Summary

Met Master Coke [son of Thomas William Coke], recovering from near fatal influenza. Mrs S Stanhope miscarried at 4 months. Has seen Lady Andover; Mr Dickenson; [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert, his wife [Catherine] much less disturbed than last year; Mrs Bostock, who says Mrs Martin, [Smith's sister, Fanny], deceived in Mr Martin's business abilities; the Sims; visited Dr Baillie, who is ill, prescribed opium for his complaint. Ages of various friends.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1574

From

Sir James Edward Smith

To

Pleasance Smith

Date

11 Jun 1823

Sent from

London

Sent to

Saxmundham, Suffolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/19/125, 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.

• Pleasance Smith
• Sir James Edward Smith