The “Pope” of Holland House
Elizabeth Smith to Charles Romilly, 20 March 1844
Easton Grey,
March 20, 1844.
Dear Sir,—It is very satisfactory to me to find by
your kind letter that the arrangement mentioned by Mr.
Mallet1 respecting the letters of our dear
and excellent friend, Mr. Whishaw, is so
acceptable to yourself. I feel it would be impossible to give any final destination
to these letters that could be so much approved by the writer, or the friend to
whom they were addressed; and in no family but yours, the adopted children of his
affections, and his solicitudes, could they be so safe. I would wish you to
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feel at perfect liberty to destroy any that you
might think it desirable not to preserve. . . .
The remembrance of his affectionate friendship, so uniform and so long continued,
will always be gratefully cherished by me.
I am, Dear Sir, sincerely yours,
Jacques Mallet du Pan (1749-1800)
Editor of the
Mercure de France and
Mercure
britannique; he was a defender of constitutional monarchy who spent his later
years in exile in England.
John Lewis Mallet (1775-1861)
The son of the French journalist Jacques Mallet du Pan; he was Secretary of the Audit
Office.
Elizabeth Smith [née Chandler] (1767 c.-1859)
The daughter of Richard Chandler of Gloucester and wife of Thomas Smith of Easton Grey in
Wiltshire; she was a Unitarian and friend of John Whishart.
John Whishaw (1764 c.-1840)
Barrister, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge; he was Secretary to the African
Association and biographer of Mungo Park. His correspondence was published as
The “Pope” of Holland House in 1906.
