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 refers to specimens of baderlocks received from acquaintance in Dundee; he is glad Skene has managed to get some pennae marinae; he comments that he would be glad to know what happened to Mr Jeans remarking 'I wish he had more spirit'; he tells of an engraver who lost a drawing of his; he has a Glasgow gentleman here petitioning to be heard against the taking of the "prohibition of cambrick"; he sends Skene the only copy he has of the 'famous Cerastes as a companion to the Siren'; he asks if Skene could send one of the pennae marinae for himself as he gave his to the Duchess of Portland; he refers to Pallas' book which was out but not available in Britain; he has almost finished his plates on the corallines of Linnaeus; he has had a letter from Dr Alexander Russell who tells him he has sent a pot of fine 'North China Seeds' which are for Kew; his acorns which have been preserved in wax for a year are soon to be opened at the Royal Society and given to a member to try to grow them; he admits that Linnaeus is 'imperfect in his mollusca' but that he believes everyone should help him and not find fault as 'the impertinent Pallas' has done; he has many mollusca not yet described but only one curious one which he describes; he is surprised by Linnaeus thinking the 'seeds of fungus's animated'; he mentions that he has seen Sir James Naysmith and Dr Hope and that Dr Garden sends his regards, 2 December 1766. 2 December 1766