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Ref NoFOR/1/3
TitleMiscellaneous Letters
DescriptionThis bound volume contains correspondence the majority of which was sent to Forsyth relating to botanical and horticultural matters including a list of plants collected in Carolina and Georgia by John Barbara in 1765, 'Rules for the Collecting and Preserving of Specimens of Plants' and 'A Catalogue of Plans in his Majestie's Botanical Garden at St Vincents (20 May 1785). Also included are papers relating to personal matters such as the deaths and funereal arrangement made for members of the Forsyth family including William Forsyth himself. The letters have been numbered and the details of each are as follows (this information can also be found in an index at the back of the volume, the dates and addresses on the correspondence are given below where they are known)-

Aiton, William - Notice of death copied from THE TIMES dated 9 February 1793 and diagram showing the positioning of the pall bearers at funeral, this includes Sir Joseph Banks (159)

Barnard, Lady Anne - Cape of Good Hope dated 15 March 1798 (97), Dover St dated 22 May (99)
Barrington, Lord - Cavendish Sq dated 10 March 1790 (46)
Bartram, John - list of specimens collected in Carolina and Georgia (as mentioned above) dated 1765 (1)
Beth, Cath - New Cross dated 20 July 1792 (68)
Binnings, Lord - no date or location given (82)
Broussonet, A - Paris dated 14 December 1787 (32)
Buchan, Earl of - Kirkhill dated 14 June 1786 (22), Edinburgh dated 21 November 1786 (24), Edinburgh dated 5 December 1786 (28), Adelphi Terrace dated Sunday (84), Kirkhill dated 22 September 1797 (89) and Dryburgh Abbey correspondence dated 17 April 1789 (43), 7 July 1791 (50), 20 January 1793 (74), 31 August 1794 (78), 12 April 1794 (79), 23 October 1797 (91), 20 February 1799 (105).
Burney, Charles - no date or location given (107), Greenwich dated 28 May 1802 (118)
Butler, W - letter on behalf of hothouse (137 & 138?)

Call, Mr - no location dated Thursday (70)
Cantaur, J. [Archbishop of Canterbury]- Lambeth House dated 19 June 1794 (76)
Christie, George - Lisbon dated 8 January 1788 (85)
Cobbett, Wm - Pall Mall dated 15 February 1802 (139)

Dalrymple, John - Edinburgh dated 12 February 1797 (87)
Debrett, J - Piccadily dated 9 January 1802 (115) also Forsyth's reply (116)
Diplomas for Forsyth from Catherine II (the Great) of Russia, St Petersburgh dated 3 January 1792 (56 and 59-60), also letter sent as reply by Forsyth dated April 1792 (63-4)
Don, G - Forfar dated 12 January 1801 (117)
Dredge, Wm - Wishford dated 22 November 1802 (125), Wishford dated 26 October 1801 (126)

Erskine, J - Sergeant's Inn dated 3 January 1801 (112)

Fordyce, John - Land Revenue Office no date (95)
Forsyth, Mrs - papers relating to death, funeral and mourners dated 30 November 1799 (162-164)
Forsyth, W - letters to - Mr Guthrie dated April 1792 (63), James Warre dated 25 April 1792 (65), J Debrett dated 9 January 1802 (116) and Sir H Strachey dated 25 July 1801 (124)
Also list of correspondents (155-6), inscriptions of family vault for Forsyth's wife and daugthers Sarah and Mary, [epitaph] (161), notice of Forsyth's death from THE MORNING CHRONICLE dated 30 July 1804 (167) and papers relating to his death and funeral (168-9)

Fraser, John - Sloane Sq, Chelsea dated 2 April 1802 (141)
Fruit trees - notes on composition applied to trees dated 28 June 1788 (39)

Gordon, James - dated 19 September 1794 (81)
Gray, James - Kensington dated 23 October 1801 (134) and agreement between Gray and William Gwyne of Battersea dated 21 August 1801 (135)
Guines, Wm -'valuation of stock of crops in the Garden Ground of Mr William Guines at Old Brompton made the 23rd October 1801' (122)
Guthrie, Matthew - St Petersburgh, Russia dated 1792 (57-8)
Gywne, Wm - see above, James Gray agreement (135)

Henderson, L - Winchester Row dated 27 May 1785 (19)

Lambert, Edmund - Bayton, Wilts dated 14 October 1801 (120)
Lettsom, J C - Lambrook Co. dated 20 February 1804 (151)
L'Heritier - Paris dated 1789 (37), Paris dated 19 March 1789 (42), plant list of flora of 'Pereu and Chili' (45)
Lunardi, Vincent - Bayfordburg dated 1788 (34)

Macaulay, Zachary - Sierra Leone Office dated 14 December 1801 (129)
Malcolm, Wm - Stockwell dated 7 April 1798 (102)
Marten, Gwfal - Oxfordshire dated 30 July 1800 (108)
Masson, Franc - Lake St Clair dated 5 May 1803 (147)
Melville, Robert - Brewer St dated 3 March 1785 (15)
Minerals - notes on minerals in county of Fife (Scotland) - no date, location or author given (9)

Norris, Will - Somerset Place dated 10 March 1786 (21)

Pitcairn, Dav - Charing Cross dated 1 November 1803 (149)
List of plants dated 22 August 1777 and 10 May 1778 (8)
'Rules for the Collecting and Preserving of Specimens of Plants' (4)
'A Catalogue of Plans in his Majestie's Botanical Garden at St Vincents' dated 20 May 1785 (17)
Pulteney, R - Blandford dated 23 January 1787 (29)
Richard fils et pere, Jardinier Botanists du Roy de France & Frianon dated 1 July 1783 (11-12)
Ronalds, H - Brentford dated 7 November 1801 (131), letter recommending 'black heart cherry' no date or location (133)

Sinclair, John - Whitehall dated 22 December 1797 (93)
Sloane, Hans - Upper Stanley dated 21 May 1792 (66)
Smith, William - Moxton dated 29 February 1798 (100)
Society of Antiquaries - Somerset Place dated 10 March 1786 (21)
Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce - Adelphi, dated 26 February 1802 (114)
Solander, Daniel C - Burlington St dated 23 December 1771 (6)
Strachey, Sir H - Hill St dated 22 September 1796 (85), Hill St dated 17 November 1801 (127)
Summer, George - Guildford dated 15 October 1791 (52-3)
Swainson, I - Frith St dated 28 November 1786 (26)
Thouin, Andre - Paris dated 8 March 1791 (48), Paris dated 30 March 1792 (61)

Vargas, P - St Vincent dated 5 April 1803 (145)
Varim - Rouen dated 31 March 1787 (31), Rouen dated 19 January 1789 (40)
Wallace, G - Kelso dated 12 July 1804 (153)
Warre, James - Porto dated 30 January 1792 (54-55 and 72) and answer from Forsyth (65)
Wedgwood, John - Cote House dated 14 November 1800 (110)
Woronzow, J C - London dated 28 February 1803 (143)

Young, Arthur - no location, 1798 (104)
Date1765-25 July 1804
FormatManuscript papers
Press cuttings
Person_CodeDS/UK/53
DS/UK/45
DS/UK/47
DS/UK/48
DS/UK/50
DS/UK/55
DS/UK/56
DS/UK/57
DS/UK/58
DS/UK/59
DS/UK/60
DS/UK/61
DS/UK/62
DS/UK/63
DS/UK/64
DS/UK/65
DS/UK/66
DS/UK/67
DS/UK/68
DS/UK/69
Collection TitleWilliam Forsyth Papers
LevelFile
Extent1 volume
LanguageEnglish, French
Associated persons and organisations
CodeNameDates
DS/UK/53Masson; Francis (Aug 1741-23 Dec 1805)Aug 1741-23 Dec 1805
DS/UK/45Melville; Robert (12 Oct 1723-20 Aug 1809); Brigadier-General12 Oct 1723-20 Aug 1809
DS/UK/47Ronalds; Hugh (4[?] Mar 1759-22 Nov 1833); Mr4[?] Mar 1759-22 Nov 1833
DS/UK/48Sinclair; Sir; John (10 May 1754-21 Dec 1835)10 May 1754-21 Dec 1835
DS/UK/50Wedgwood; John (Mar 1766-24 Jan 1844); MrMar 1766-24 Jan 1844
DS/UK/55Aiton; William (1731-2 Feb 1793)1731-2 Feb 1793
DS/UK/56Barnard; Lady; Anne (fl.1790s-1800s)fl.1790s-1800s
DS/UK/57Bartram; John (23 Mar 1699-22 Sep 1777)23 Mar 1699-22 Sep 1777
DS/UK/58Cobbett; William (9 Mar 1762-18 June 1835)9 Mar 1762-18 June 1835
DS/UK/59Don; George (Oct 1764-15 Jan 1814)Oct 1764-15 Jan 1814
DS/UK/60Guthrie; Matthew (24 Mar 1743-7 Apr 1807)24 Mar 1743-7 Apr 1807
DS/UK/61Lettsom; John Coakley (22 Nov 1744-1 Nov 1815)22 Nov 1744-1 Nov 1815
DS/UK/62Lunardi; Vincenzo (11 Jan 1759-31 July 1806)11 Jan 1759-31 July 1806
DS/UK/63Macaulay; Zachary (2 May 1768-13 May 1838)2 May 1768-13 May 1838
DS/UK/64Pulteney; Richard (17 Feb 1730-13 Oct 1801)17 Feb 1730-13 Oct 1801
DS/UK/65Sloane; Sir; Hans (16 Apr 1660-11 Jan 1753)16 Apr 1660-11 Jan 1753
DS/UK/66Solander; Daniel Carl (19 Feb 1733-13 May 1782)19 Feb 1733-13 May 1782
DS/UK/67Swainson; Isaac (1746-7 Mar 1812)1746-7 Mar 1812
DS/UK/68Thouin; Andre (10 Feb 1746-24 Oct 1824)10 Feb 1746-24 Oct 1824
DS/UK/69Fraser; John (1750-26 Apr 1811)1750-26 Apr 1811
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