William Fitt Drake, Bath, [Somerset], to James Edward Smith, 6 Chapel Place, Cavendish Square, London

Summary

Account of his stay in Tavistock, Devon, with Mr and Mrs Harness, and onward journey to Bath via Exeter, where he saw at the theatre "Young Roscius the 2nd" perform Hamlet, and Bristol. At Bath saw "Maid of the Mill" [by John Fletcher and William Rowley, first performed 1623]. Accounts of people he called on including Dr [Thomas] Beddoes, "very odd and absent"; Mr and Mrs Dickson; Lady Strangford and her daughters; the Talbots; Dr Parry; Miss Sharpe; Dr Currie; and [Thomas] Velley.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN2753

From

William Fitt Drake

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

11 May 1805

Sent from

Bath, Somerset

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/4/67, 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.