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PEOCEEDINGS or THE 



McClelland, John. 



Calcutta. Sends this letter by Cantor ; describes bis collecting 



8 Nov. 1837. fishes and birds; has sent specimens and 



drawings to E. I. Comp. 

 29 Oct. 1838. A long letter about bis researches into the 

 history and arrangement of Cyprinidfe. 

 Complains of the hostile spirit in which his 

 labours are treated by his superiors who 

 claim specimens & MSS. ; his adoption of 

 circidar systems is also viewed with disfavour. 



McLbat, Alexan 

 London. 



17 Jan. 1816. 

 17 Oct. 1816. 



22 Feb. 1817. 



27 Feb. 1819. 

 20 Aug. 1819. 



28 Aug 1819. 

 l.'iMar. 1821. 

 18 Feb. 1822. 



6 Mar. 1822. 

 6 Mar. 1822. 



DEE (Sec. Linn. Soc). 



About Orchid roots sent by S. to Sir J. E. 

 Smith. 



Ab(nit engaging a collector for S.'s journey to 

 Brazil. 



Sends letters of introduction to follow S. — Recom- 

 mends enquiry into the history of the Diamond 

 bettle. 



Francillon's sale of Insects. 



Referring to S.'s relations to two of his Brazilian 

 hosts. 



lias not bougbt S.'s books. 



Copies of letters of S. to M. regarding the 

 " Dr. Dickson " squabble in Rio. 



Reply by M. 



MacLeay, "William Sharp. 



London. First letter from M. to S. whom be does not 



20 Aug. 1818. know personally; has just returned from 



France. — About his father's entomolog. col- 

 lection and contemporary entomolog. litera- 

 ture, 

 July 1830. Draft of a letter of S. to M. — He remonstrates 

 with M. about having made an attack upon 

 Fleming. No good comes from such attacks, 

 he himself regretting his attack upon Gray to 

 whom he is reconciled. 

 Havanah. M.'s reply : will try to be '' a good boy in future," 



27 Nov. 1830. and be back in England within a year to 



meet any demands that may be made upon 

 him in the matter. 

 London. Offer of assistance, if S. should visit the West 



8 Mar. 1837. Indies ; wishes him to be reconciled to 



Vigors. 



32 May 1838. 

 19 Sept. 1838. 



Goino: to Australia. 



[Mantell, W. B. D.] 



A MS. " On the Botany of Tahiti," read before 

 the Wellington Philosoph. Soc. in 1870. See 

 Trans. New Zeal. Inst. Vol. vi. App. This 

 MS. was found among S.'s papers after his 

 death, and communicated by W. B. D. Mantell. 

 It is not in S.'s handAvriting. 



