James Edward Smith, Genoa, [Italy], to Mrs Howorth, 3 Charlotte Chapel Row, Pimlico, London, Inghilterra

Summary

Discusses their friends: Miss Louisa Lane, Mrs Howorth's brother, Mary Evans, Louisa [Mrs Howorth's daughter], Douglas [Mrs Howorth's son]. Cannot recommend any Italian poetry, but has learnt to like Italian music, enchanted with Rome, unable to draw any views of Switzerland. Her reflections on [Jean-Jacques] Rousseau [(1712-1778), philosopher] and Socrates are excellent and just. Very much "chargrined" at the situation in Chelsea [pregnancy of his housekeeper, Molly Standard], and has made "no provision for a groaning". Since arriving in Genoa has had a little pleurisy, which was immediately removed by bleeding.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1636

From

Sir James Edward Smith

To

Mrs Howorth

Date

7 Jul 1787

Sent from

Genoa, Italy

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/19/59, 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.