This letter is in two parts with Lambert's letter on both folios and Jackson's on recto of the second folio.

Lambert writes: Lord Valentia [George Annesley] giving the manuscript [of his "Voyages and travels"] to the printer. Smith's paper on 'Vitellus' read at Linnean Society. Gives an update on "our worthy friend Alias [Richard Salisbury]" who has sold Mill Hill and moved to town. A dispute between Salisbury and Evans entailing them both going to Bow Street for redress. Examined [Robert] Brown's New Holland [Australia] plants. Has read Smith's account of [Peter] Collinson [(1694-1768), presumably biographical memoir that appears in Smith's "Selection of the Correspondence of Linnaeus" (1821)]. 'Heritiera allughas' Retz. in flower, believes it the first to raised in England. In postcript says Salisbury has left his card but states he shall not return his own.

Jackson writes: Lambert has determined Smith's 'Blygonum' to be 'Setorum' of Jacquin, details of determination.