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| − | Smith's will specifies that 'my Library and Manuscripts I give and bequeath to my son Skinner Smith (excepting such as by a note under my hand I shall otherwise particularly dispose and give to his mother and to his brothers and sister...'. If this is the same J. Smith whose books are sold by [[retail sale::retail sale]] in [[location of sale::London]] from [[date of sale::13 November 1723]], his books (and those of an unnamed Gentleman) are described by advertisements in the ''Daily Journal'' as being 'in most Languages and Sciences, viz. English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian, French, and Dutch, in Divinity, History...'. | + | Smith's will specifies that 'my Library and Manuscripts I give and bequeath to my son Skinner Smith (excepting such as by a note under my hand I shall otherwise particularly dispose and give to his mother and to his brothers and sister...'. If this is the same J. Smith whose books are sold by [[retail sale::retail sale]] in [[location of sale::London]] from [[date of sale::13 November 1723]], his books (and those of an unnamed Gentleman) are described by advertisements in the ''Daily Journal'' as being 'in most Languages and Sciences, viz. [[language::English]], [[language::Latin]], [[language::Greek]], [[language::Hebrew]], [[language::Spanish]], [[language::Italian]], [[language::French]], and [[language::Dutch]], in [[subject::theology|Divinity]], [[subject::history|History]]...'. |
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Revision as of 06:12, 9 June 2022
Jeremiah SMITH d.1723
Biographical Note
Smith is described in his will as a gentleman of the parish of St Alphage, London. A catalogue exists for the 1723 sale of the library of a 'Mr J. Smith, late Rector of St. Alphage', and it is unclear whether this refers to Jeremiah.
Books
Smith's will specifies that 'my Library and Manuscripts I give and bequeath to my son Skinner Smith (excepting such as by a note under my hand I shall otherwise particularly dispose and give to his mother and to his brothers and sister...'. If this is the same J. Smith whose books are sold by retail sale in London from 13 November 1723, his books (and those of an unnamed Gentleman) are described by advertisements in the Daily Journal as being 'in most Languages and Sciences, viz. English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian, French, and Dutch, in Divinity, History...'.
Sources
- Alston, R. C., Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800, St Philip, 2010.
- A catalogue of very choice and valuable books in most languages and sciences... Being the libraries of Mr. J. Smith, late Rector of St. Alphage..., [London 1723], ESTC T1699.