Papers of David Skene: correspondence: Letter from John Ellis, Gray's Inn, London, to David Skene Letter from John Ellis, Gray's Inn, London, to David Skene in which he states that he has received specimen of baderlocks and requests another; he describes Solander's method of preserving insects and way of preserving animals in spirits; he has received some curious sea pens from Mr Pennant of Wales; Solander has 'place of assistant librarian in the Natural Curiosity Department at the British Museum'; he suggests that David Skene should send Linnaeus specimens and should correspond with him; Job Baster of Zerkzee in Zealand has laid hold of Linnaeus' unorthodox opinions on sertularias and used them to attack Ellis; he refers to Count Carbus who was then in Scotland, 27 June 1765. 27 June 1765