From Richard Leyland   29 October 1828

Sir,

Having learnt through the medium of Loudon's Magazine of Natural History that you are anxious to procure for the Botanical Museum at Cambridge specimens of British Plants I take the liberty to request your acceptance of the accompanying parcel of plants collected in this neighbourhood. They are by no means all the rare species that may be collected here but all of which I happen to have specimens duplicates. Should they prove acceptable to you I may at a future period communicate to you some others. I have also a considerable number of Musci and some Lichens which I shall feel great pleasure in sending to you as soon as I can command leisure to look them out. I also beg leave to mention that Entomology and Conchology have occupied some of my attention and if you could conveniently send me a few of the Insects and Land or Fresh water Shells of Cambridgeshire I could in return supply you with some Insects peculiar to the North of England. I cannot say what I should be able to do in Land and Fresh water Shells not having as yet paid much attention to them my collection is at present chiefly exotic

I am S ^ir. Your obd ^t. Servant | R ^d. Leyland