A title page and contents page of Volume 5 of James Edward Smith's Correspondence

Details of [John] Sibthorp's journeys and collections. Convinced the specimens Smith believes are missing are merely mislaid as duplicates of every uncommon species were collected, one of each being given to Sir Joseph Banks. Recommends contacting [Ferdinand Lucas] Bauer [(1760-1826) botanical artist] for information on plants from first tour in 1787. Details of methodology of Sibthorp's journals and provenance of Dacian, Olympian and Cretan collections. The last tour's collection was given to Dr Wenman although uncertain whether he rearranged or almagamated any of it, in addition to this also collections of plants from Zante and Maina, as well as collections of insects, fish, birds, shells, quadrupeds, and seeds. Smith should have two large and distinct collections of Greek plants from the two tours. Believes if Bauer cannot execute "Flora Graeca" on his own terms he will decline it, citing in part the "sacrafice of liberty in so tedious a work" and the problem of finding good assistants. If he did take on the work would take girls to be his assistants "who are more manageable", reminds him of George Forster's plan to translate English works into German "with the assistance of females".

A title page and contents page of Volume 6 of James Edward Smith's Correspondence

A title page and contents page of Volume 7 of James Edward Smith's Correspondence as well as a portrait of Thomas Martyn and a note on the correspondence from Thomas Martyn

A title page and contents page of Volume 8 of James Edward Smith's Correspondence

A copy of W. Say's engraving of F. Chantrey's bust of Smith, a brief general introduction by Pleasance Smith, and a contents page that preceeds the letters.

A title page and contents page of Volume 9 of James Edward Smith's Correspondence

Numbered list of plants sent by George Don in Smith's herbarium

Two pages of [James] Sowerby's account with Smith, the first dated 23 January 1794 and written by James Smith, detailing monies owed to Sowerby, and the second covering 1798-1799 and written by James Edward Smith's, detailing monies owed to Smith.

The Society for the Investigation of Natural History has elected "your Lordship" an Honorary Member.

[Note on reverse of letter:] "Geo. Aikenhead, Horns of an Elke found at the depth of 76 feet with superincumbent Strata of Soil Moss & Marle".

Three pieces of verse: one untitled, one titled "Written in the pocket book of a scientific friend, 1786", and the other an epitaph on Richard Smith [Smith's brother].

[Note in different hand] "by Sir J E Smith & written out by him".

Epitaph on death of Emma Smith, wife of his brother, Frederick Smith.

A title page and contents page of Volume 10 of James Edward Smith's Correspondence

A title page of Volume 11: Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith and Samuel Goodenough, Bishop of Carlisle

Engraving of a middle-aged Carl Linnaeus. Inscription in pencil on bottom of page: "given by Mr Brightwell 1826. Taken from a bust in the Royal Gardens in Stockholm by J M Johnson, 1824".

A title page of Volume 12: Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith and Samuel Goodenough, Bishop of Carlisle

A title page of Volume 13: Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith and Sir Thomas Gery Cullum, 7th baronet

A title page of Volume 14: Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith and Edmund Davall

Watercolour of 'Geum rivale', or Water Avens. "JES pinxit" in pencil in bottom right-hand corner.