Letter of Adam Smith to William Petty., 1767.
Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 137-138
Scope and Contents
Concerns preparations for James Cook`s first voyage.
Published in `The Correspondence of Adam Smith`.
Dates
- Creation: 1767.
Creator
- Petty, William, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, Prime Minister, formerly Fitzmaurice, 1737-1805 (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
0.01 Linear metres (2 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Christie`s, 1994, lot 76.Acc.11142
Bibliography
`The Correspondence of Adam Smith`, edited by Ernest Campbell Mossner and Ian Simpson Ross (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987), 122-24.
Subject
- Cook, James, Captain, explorer, 1728–1779 (Person)
- Smith, Adam, economist, c 1723-1790 (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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