Title:
Adam Afzelius, Free Town, Sierra Leone, to James Edward Smith, 12 Great Marlborough Street, London
Type:
Image
Licence:
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Repository:
The Linnean Society of London
Collection:
Smith Correspondence
Reference number:
JES/COR/1/31
Archival level:
Item
Creator name:
Afzelius, Adam (1750-1837)
Date:
19 Nov 1794
Placement:
Volume 1
Extent:
4 pp
Language:
en
Description:
Description of a raid by the French on 28 September 1794; plundered stocks and razed public buildings, houses belonging to white people, and ships. The French left on 10 October 1794, leaving no provisions, but only two people were killed and three or four wounded, and the huts of the settlers were left untouched. Neighbours have provided food but he is devastated by loss of his tools for writing and collecting, and his journal and manuscripts; his losses are between £1500 and £1600. Asks Smith to inform the Marchioness of Rockingham, and to send paper for pasting plants onto.
Sender:
Afzelius, Adam
Sent from location:
Free Town, Sierra Leone
Recipient:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
London
Related material:
Smith informs Davall of French attack in letter of 16 March 1795, see JES/COR/14/74. For further by Afzelius on French attack in letter to Smith of 3 June 1795, see JES/COR/1/32.
Publication note:
Smith, P (ed.), (1832). "Memoir and correspondence of... Sir James Edward Smith" London: Longman, vol 2, p.61.
Finding aids:
Dawson, W R, (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society.
Previous reference number:
1.52
