Sends copy of second part of his "Mycological observations" ["Icones et descriptiones fungorum minus cognitorum.."?], it is dedicated to Smith. Thanks for species of 'Persoonia', received via Dr Noehden. Hopes Smith or Sir Joseph Banks have received his edition of [Carl Peter] Thunberg's "Dissertations".

Thanks for "Flora Britannica" and fifth volume of "Linnean Transactions". Requests the "Compendium" and Smith's edition of Linnaeus' "Flora Lapponica", it is not available in Germany. Sending second volume of his edition of [Carl Peter] Thunberg's "Dissertations". Discusses his "Synopsis fungorum" and 'Bungea' or 'Batarrea' as generic name for 'Lycoperdon phalloides'. Requests plants from [Dawson] Turner and [Robert Bransby] Francis for a "cryptogamical manual" [probably "Synopsis plantarum seu enchiridium botanicum ..."]. Requests from [James] Sowerby: 'Spaerocarpus' of Micheli, 'Lichen scopulorum', 'Lichen omphalodes', 'Lichen canescens', 'Lichen muscorum', 'Lichen trapeiformis', 'Lichen inclusus', 'Lichen gelides', 'Bryssus nigra', 'Bryssus barbata', and rare mosses. Requests from Smith: 'Mentha', rare grasses, 'Veronica hybrida', and 'Sibthorpia europaea. Several of the named plants requested have pencilled ticks.

Has sent his 'Synopsis'; list of 44 species of mosses, lichens, etc., to be determined by the Linnaean system; wishes to make exchanges with Goodenough.

Received Smith's and [John] Pitchford's parcels of plants. Intends to send a paper on mosses, lichens and ferns for next "Linnean Transactions". Asks after "Flora Britannica" and [James] Sowerby's "English Fungi". Sends some grasses for Smith's judgement and requests specimens of others, Smith has marked those he sent from a longer list: 'Scirpus multicaulis', 'Poa procumbens', 'Dactylis striola', 'Festuca vivipara', 'Festuca uniglumis', 'Arundo calamagrostis', 'Triticum loliaceum', 'Juncus maritimus', 'Juncus spicatus', 'Carex loliacea', 'Carex filiformis', and 'Carex tomenstosa'. Note from Smith that he sent: 'Poa subcaerulea', 'Carex pauciflora', 'Carex chordorrhiza', 'Avena distichophylla', 'Phalaris ariculata', and 'Scirpus caespitosus'. Requests Smith to send back the drawings of fungus he sent [in 1795].

Cut off by the war; working on a new book on fungi; has never received diploma from the Linnean Society and thinks he was not elected.