11EV. JOHN WHITE AND LINNAEUS. 79 



I mentioned in my last, that Mr. White, a bookseller, in 

 Fleet Street, London (who is my brother), desires to know who 

 is the person in Sweden, or elsewhere, who has the disposal of 

 the last editions of your works, at what prices he may 

 purchase a large quantity of them, and what new editions are 

 now begun, or soon intended to be published, either of them 

 or of any other valuable publications in your country. If 

 either yourself or the proprietor will please to open a corre- 

 spondence with him, you may always safely draw on him for 

 the amount of what he purchases, and depend on punctual 

 payment. My brother deals particularly in the branch of 

 Natural History, and will probably have a larger demand for 

 foreign books of that sort than any person who has hitherto 

 imported them into England. 



If it appears that my former letter has failed, I will send a 

 copy of some particulars in it, because it contained many 

 enquiries which I flatter myself your usual benevolence will 

 condescend to resolve. 



I have a Pratincola, Lepadogaster, and several other speci- 

 mens, which I think worthy your observation ; but my daily 

 expectation of hearing from you prevented my sending them. 



With most sincere prayers for your health and happiness 

 and a prosperous perseverance in your studies, so universally 

 beneficial to mankind, I am, illustrious Sir, 



Your most obliged and devoted servant, 



J. WHITE. 



Please to direct, 



To the Rev. John White, 



Vicar of Blackburn, Lancashire. 



I hear Mr. Logie, formerly Swedish Consul at Algiers, lives 

 at Stockholm ; if he be of your acquaintance, I beg my best 

 respects to him and his family. 



