Thanks for parcel of books, just received, though disappointed it did not include two copies of third part of "Icones pictae"; requests that English and Latin versions be added with part 5 of "Botany and Zoology of New Holland". Will return spare copy of Smith's ["Sketch of a Tour on the Continent"]; so many copies have been imported into Holland there is no one to give it to. Received from Sir Joseph Banks not only a letter but also a human skull from New Holland. Requests second and third volumes of "Asiatick Researches".

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.

Thanks for Pulteney's letter of 30 January [1794]. Happy his work is approved by so "intelligent & candid a judge"; his sentiments in that work have been generally approved, and sells well. Intends to name a genus after Pulteney. Will send more New Holland plants in due course. Has heard nothing of L'Héritier since the war. Glad [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert is so well, the young man with him [Francesco Borone] will say much of Sierra Leone.

Introduces Messrs [Caspar von] Voght and Wattenbach, from Hamburg. Thanks for 'Acidium berberidis'.

Thanks for Woodward's letter of 28 October [1794]. Returns his paper [on 'Ulva'] with answers to his queries: the paper worthy of the Linnean Society and its author; generic character good and sees no reason for it to be in Latin; usage of Latin; approves of new 'Ulva' and proposes name 'U. decoricata'. He and [James] Sowerby intend to publish 'Fucus' [in "English botany"] as soon as Woodward tells them a generic character that will remain.

Discusses exchange of coins. Hopes his brother, John, has given up thoughts of going to America. Mrs Sowerby pleased by Mrs Woodward's invitation. Mr De Luc has written that the house at Frogmore, [Berkshire], is in too much disorder for the Queen [Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818)] to study and all such occupations are postponed until next year; intends to go to Windsor some time in the winter "as an amusing experiment to see how the land lies".

Escape from France. Intends to go to America via England, asks for assistance as to passage and for Sir Joseph Banks's help.

Ficus reptans'. Hopes to reach England. José Francisco Correia de Serra continuing his natural history studies.

His life and friends in Lisbon. Local plants.

Brazilian zoology. Intends to go to Gibraltar. Insects and plants.

Has been prevented from sailing to Sierra Leone by unfavourable weather but hopes to depart soon. Pleased that Smith proposes to publish a new edition of Hudson's "Flora Anglica". Claims priority in botanical works as discoverer of plants he found first. Values Smith's letters and friendship and asks him to write to him in Sierra Leone.

The voyage from Torbay, Devon, to Sierra Leone. Fears that the collection of "natural productions" taken to England by William Dawes, [outgoing Governor of Sierra Leone], will moulder in Sierra Leone House. Has started collecting. Queries 'Camwood'.

Description of a raid by the French on 28 September 1794; plundered stocks and razed public buildings, houses belonging to white people, and ships. The French left on 10 October 1794, leaving no provisions, but only two people were killed and three or four wounded, and the huts of the settlers were left untouched. Neighbours have provided food but he is devastated by loss of his tools for writing and collecting, and his journal and manuscripts; his losses are between £1500 and £1600. Asks Smith to inform the Marchioness of Rockingham, and to send paper for pasting plants onto.

Sending seeds of 'Morus satarica', 'Morus anhubrida', 'Rheum caspidum', and 'Pallaspier caspica', from Taurida, Crimean Tartary, that he was sent by [Peter Simon] Pallas of St Petersburg. Has received some "curious specimens of new manufactory" including a felt hat made from the down of 'Typha angustifolia' or 'Palustres' and hare fur. A useful discovery as he had been unaware that even a proportion of vegetable matter could be felted and believes that similar use may be made of Smith's "silky cottons" from Sierra Leone and short cotton wool of the West Indies. Also received a "kind of wadd" made from 'Typha', "light as a feather and extremely warm if quilted between folds of cloth". Believes a similar effect could be achieved with with long, feathery seeds from Sierra Leone.

Extract from "Letters upon Italy, chiefly concerning the present state of medicine and natural history [...]", by W Jansen, physician of Düsseldorf, [Germany], sent by Aufrere following a comment in Smith's "Tour upon the Continent" that he had not seen the book written by Prof Michael Rosa to invalidate the Harverian system. The extract relates Rosa's theory of the circulatory system, in which the arteries of men and large beasts "contain only a small quantity of blood but are filled with a spirit or spiritous essence".

List of books and prices and acknowledgement of receipt of bill.

Sends works for Smith and others; sale of his works in England.

Briefly in Bath after having marched his regiment to Hilsea barracks, [Hampshire]. Requests Smith to look over some of his Latin descriptions of sea plants prior to publication. Asks Smith's opinon of the term "caulis" to express the stem or stalk, frequently used by Linnaeus, reminds Smith how they both objected to it when they last saw each other. Asks Smith to thank Mr Wigg for the parcel of sea plants.

Lady de Clifford [Sophia Southwell] and herself are anxious for Smith to repeat last year's visit to Northaw as promised. Asks for Smith's assistance in recommending Lady de Clifford's gardener, Duncan Mucheson, to a new situation.

Dedicated his "Phytographia" to Smith, apologises for its deficiencies. Desirous to establish a correspondence and exchange of plants, as few plants grow in Germany in the fields or gardens.

Encloses a supplementary paper for "Linnean Transactions"explaining the plates to his paper 'Observations on the British Species of Carex', does not intend for it to reflect badly on [James] Sowerby. Fears the letter sent from Bulstrode in January giving his opinion on Smith's "Tour" has miscarried; reiterates his enjoyment of them but expresses his concern that three or four passages will not meet with royal approval as "Kings and Queens love to read the praises of Kings and Queens". Surprised by Smith's "multifarious" reading, took several pages to be in the style of Dr [Andrew] Kippis [(1725-1795), nonconformist and biographer].