| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | MS 483/31 |
| Title | Papers of David Skene: Volume of copy correspondence of David Skene: Letter from David Skene to John Hope |
| Date | 2 April 1767 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Creator Name | David Skene (1731 - 1770), M.D., of Aberdeen |
| Description | Letter from David Skene to John Hope in which he approves the project of an itinerant botanist and suggests an itinerary; he dos not believe there would be much use of plants by the natives for medicines but may learn how the Highlanders get the bright colours for their tartans; he does not think that the man should be a fossilist as that may divert his attention; he has done little lately save for cornus herbacea, pyrola secunda and saxifraga stollaris; he asks what Hope has done in the crypt. class and 'does the Man know it?'; a recent letter from Linnaeus states that he has obtained the erica dabodcil from Scotland; he has also made a curious discovery on fungi, 2 April 1767. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |
| Related Material | MS 38/141 |