Sir Thomas Gery Cullum, Bury [St Edmunds, Suffolk], to Pleasance Smith, Surrey Street, Norwich, [Norfolk]

Summary

Sorry Sir James [Edward Smith] could not visit him in Bury following his own visit to Smith in Saxmundham; hopes his health is recovering. Lady Cullum's trip to Brighton did not revive her health; she is now taking ass's milk to prevent "an irregular & teazing intermittent fever". His son and daughter-in-law staying in Pisa so she can treated by the "celebrated Dr Vacca", but as the baths of Barèges, [France], and Sorrento, [Italy], doubts the worth of this. Death of Sir William Watson [(1744-1824), physician and naturalist]; recalls that when he stayed in Bath he would meet at Governor Pounal's house with Sir William, Dr Parry, [Thomas] Velley, [John] Stackhouse, Sir Thomas Frankland, Archbishop of York [William Markham (1719-1807)], and Dr Falkner, reminded of death of Sir Joseph Banks and the loss of a place where so many friends would meet together.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN894

From

Sir Thomas Gery Cullum

To

Pleasance Smith

Date

30 Nov 1824

Sent from

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Sent to

Norwich, Norfolk

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/13/86, 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.

• Pleasance Smith
• Sir Thomas Gery Cullum