Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Alexander Macleay, 44 Parliament Street, London

Summary

Duke of [John Russell, 6th] Bedford 's letter concerns Linnean Society only so has returned it. Suffering from a "tedious stomach & bowel compl[ain]t". He and Lady [Pleasance] Smith "can think nothing but the late sad event, it is truly deplorable, no one can calculate the effects" [probably reference to death of Princess Charlotte (1796-1817), only legitimate grandchild of George III].

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN177

From

Sir James Edward Smith

To

Alexander Macleay

Date

23 Nov 1817

Sent from

Norwich, Norfolk

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/AM/134, 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.

• Alexander Macleay
• Sir James Edward Smith