| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | MS 483/42 |
| Title | Papers of David Skene: Volume of copy correspondence of David Skene: Letter from John Hope to David Skene |
| Date | 8 March 1769 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Creator Name | John Hope (1725–1786), physician and botanist |
| Description | Letter from John Hope to David Skene in which he discusses a list of plants sent by Skene which he has found since 1764 including sagina erecta, geranium rotundifolia, vicia lathyroides; Mr Ellis has sent him a print of the dionaea; Mr Menzies read a paper on a practice of raising fevers in Skye by anointing the body with an oil obtained by a coction of the liver of the skate, which is chiefly used as a cure for the rickets, 8 March 1769. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |
| Related Material | MS 38/132 |