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Mr. James Edward Smith to his Father. 
Honoured Sir, London, June 18th, 1784. 
This day I received the long wished-for letter 
from Sweden. It contains an accurate inventory of 
the insects and shells, with the number of species 
in every genus, by which it appears that these col- 
lections are truly noble, even beyond what I could 
expect. The species of insects are in all 3198; of 
shells 1564, and 200 more not arranged: there is 
also a fine collection of minerals ; of these there are 
2424 specimens; among them are 108 silver, and 
31 gold ones, &c. &c. There are 45 birds in glass 
cases. 
The bargain is concluded with me on these terms, 
—Baron Alstrémer is to have the small herbarium, 
and I am to give 900 guineas for the rest. 
J. E. Smiru. 
Dr. Acrel to Mr. James Edward Smith. 
Vir nobilissime, Upsalia, Maij 1784. 
Binas tuas accepi litteras, die 9 Aprilis et 20 
ejusdem mensis datas; debui jam antea responsio- 
nem dare, etiam dedi, nisi intensissimum frigus va- 
riaque alia negotia me retardarunt catalogum rerr. 
naturall. Linnzeorum perducere ad finem. Fateor 
ingenue, me nondum omnia in ordinem et numerum 
reduxisse, negotiis precipue academicis ut et aliis 
obrutus: que vero hac vice tibi ob oculos pono, suf- 
ficere ad judicandum pretium puto. En igitur ea, 
