James Smith, London, to Robert Reeve, Lowestoft, Suffolk

Summary

Requests tubs of herrings for his friends. He is in London for arrival of his son's [James Edward Smith] purchase of the Linnaean collections and for placing his youngest son, Richard, with an architect. Confident of the collection's value. His hopes for Richard.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3528

From

James Smith

To

Robert Reeve

Date

8 Nov 1784

Sent from

London

Sent to

Lowestoft, Suffolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/SM/1, 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.

• James Smith
• Robert Reeve