Letter received by Banks from Johann Reinhold Forster, undated (Series 72.043) - No. 0001

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Dr. Forster's best compliments wait on Mr Banks, and is very sorry he had entirely forgot to send him the book on the improvemt. of ship-building for Sir Hugh Palliser.  He now sends it together with Mr Bank's copy of Clerks Icones Insectorum for which the Dr returns his thanks.  The parcel from Copenhagen being arrived, Dr. Forster sends Mr Banks the copy of Muller's Prodromus Zoologia Danica, of which he has now another for himself. He likewise sends for Mr. B's inspection a new work of Mr Muller's publishing intitled Zoologia Danica Icones.  If Mr Banks chooses to keep it for his own Library, Dr Forster is in the way to provide himself with another copy.

Veny Street Friday 10 o'clock