| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | MS 38/93 |
| Alt Ref No | 108 |
| Title | Papers of David Skene: correspondence: Letter from John Ellis, Gray's Inn, London, to David Skene |
| Date | 23 July 1768 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Creator Name | John Ellis (c.1710-1776), zoologist |
| Administrative History | Lord Bute (1713-1792) |
| Description | Letter from John Ellis, Gray's Inn, London, to David Skene in which he encloses a letter for his friend, J[ame]s Badenach, who has been working on British submarine vegetables, and asks Skene to deliver it; he has been too busy to do much more work on zoophytes and has found getting the plates done so troublesome that he is disheartened; he has been experimenting with animal and vegetable infusions; Mr Badenoch will tell him of a letter from Lord Bute to Lord Dr Hope in which he states that he and Dr Hill are convinced that the agarici are animals; he suggests that Skene should try an infusion, 23 July 1768. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |