Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk], to Richard Bright

Summary

Accepts invitation to lecture at Bristol Institution. Proposes that they begin after 13 June, following his London Institution lectures and completion of Linnean Society business; he is being paid 100 guineas for 10 lectures at London Institution; prefers to give 3 lectures a week; other requirements, including complimentary tickets. Warns that all is dependent on his "uncertain health", a residence in London frequently brings on his pulmonary inflammation.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1994

From

Sir James Edward Smith

To

Richard Bright

Date

22 Dec 1824

Sent from

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/21/33, 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.

• Richard Bright
• Sir James Edward Smith