Letter received by Banks from James Bruce, 1774 (Series 72.011) - No. 0001

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Dear Sir

I send you the Phosphorus the Lapis Bononiensis of which it is made of some petrifications found in the Troglodyte country below Abyssinia on a level with the deserts of Nubia nearby.

I never saw any petrified shells in High Abyssinia & the Metaphorically we say these Marine productions are found. On the highest mountains I do not know if they have been found by any proper person as high as where the Barometer stands at 20 inches.

I have the Honour to be
Dear Sir
Your most Obed
faithful humble Servt

James Bruce

Wednesday