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never given you an account of my friend Lady Reay, 
to whom I was introduced by the Miss Riddels, and 
who honours me with her particular attention :—she 
is the widow of Lord Reay, and has two daughters, 
the elder of whom only I have yet seen, who is a 
very pleasing unaffected young lady, about sixteen. 
Lady Reay never goes to public places: she has read 
a good deal, and is highly polished in her manners. 
I have a general invitation to go when I please to 
see her. 
A few weeks ago I read a paper before the Na- 
tural History Society on collecting and preserving 
plants, which was debated on for three hours, and 
procured me much commendation from Dr. Walker 
and Dr. Hope. 
When I was at Sheffield, my cousin T. Smith in- 
troduced me to an intimate friend of his, a son of 
Dr. Younge*, a physician there, who is to come and 
study here next winter. I have engaged him a room 
in Mrs, Beveridge’s house. 
I am, my dear Madam, 
Your dutiful, affectionate Son, 
| J. E. Smitu. 
Mr. Smith to Mr. James Edward Smith. 
My dear James, Norwich, May 2, 1782. 
O my dear son! how much gratitude we think is 
due to your great Creator, from us, who are so inex- 
pressibly concerned for your temporal and eternal 
* Afterwards his companion in a tour on the continent. 
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