Autograph letters by Thomson, signed

Correspondents include the botanists Dr. Nathaniel Wallich (1787-1854) (no. 1) and Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) (nos. 2-3).

No.1^A comprises a family letter from Thomson to his first wife, discussing the health of their children and a possible visit to Paris together, and also professional matters such as Thomson's work on the second edition of his London Dispensatory.

1817-1845

7 items s (numbered 1-6 plus 1^A)

Arranged chronologically; however, no.1^A, which was acquired later than the others and thus inserted into the sequence, predates no.1.

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.