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 describes Lord Northington's conservatory and states that he encloses a sketch of it; he is sorry to hear of Skene's troubles with the Commissioners for Sick and Hurt Seamen and promises to do what he can if Skene will send him the details; he has received specimen of tamarisk sertularia and asks whether Skene has some pheasant's tail coralline; he refers to work of Donati; asks for specimens of sponges and refers to his paper on them, 4 January 1766. 4 January 1766