Alt Ref NoPAMP/119
TitleLetters from Rev. William Allport Leighton (1805-1889) to William Pamplin
Description i. 10 August 1838 - Shrewsbury - Accounts. Enquiries about Reichenbach's exotic ferns.

ii. 26 April 1851 - Shrewsbury- Publications on lichens. Welwitzch's Lichens.

iii. 5 May 1851 - Shrewsbury - Lichen pamphlets to Mr. Darling. Dr. Greville's parcl.

iv. 16 May 1851 - Shrewsbury - Proposed exchange for Leighton's Angiocarpus Lichens and his Shropshire Rubi, for books. Asks about Schaerer's Lichenes Exsiccati; Schleicher's Lichens, Fries collection, Mougeot and Nestler. "When do you expect Eschweiler?"

v. 27 May 1851 - Shrewsbury - Has sent copies of the Rubi and asks for items in exchange. Suggests second series of Shropshire Brambles. Addresses needed. Publications. Greville parcel.

vi. 8 July 1851 - Shrewsbury - Has brought home from Wales a mass of lichens. (2 cwt in weight). Delay in Ray Society Publication. "New Series" of Brambles. Letter for Dr. Montague. (W.P.'s note accepts proposals on Brambles and Lichens.

vii. 8 August 1851 - Shrewsbury - Sends copies of his book (Ray Society) and asks for Mougeot and Nestler in return. Enquires when Welwitsch's Portugese Lichens will be distributed.

viii. 2 October 1851 - Shrewsbury - Wishes to examine books to see if he wants them. Lists 36 titles (W.P. has marked some with price.) Schaerer's Emumeratio. Mr. Tuckerman's address. Publications.

ix. 11 October 1851 - Shrewsbury - Has sent copies of 1st Fasc. Lichenes Britannica Exsiccati. Mr. Borrer. Publications. Parcels of plants from Mr. Lawson (Edinburgh).

x. 13 October 1851 - Shrewsbury - Price of Hoffman's Plantae Lichenosce.

xi. 16 October 1851 - Shrewsbury - As above. Return of unwanted books. Other booksellers' names wanted.

xii. 23 October 1851 0 Shrewsbury - About many publications.

xiii. 29 October 1851 - Shrewsbury - Publications. Dickson's Specimens.

xiv. 10 November 1851 - Shrewsbury - Forwards letter from W.C. Unwin. Wants W.P. to keep 6 copies of 1st Fasc. of Lichenes Britannica Exsiccati.

xv. 17 November 1851 - Shrewsbury - Sends lists of books kept or returned. Asks W.P. to send copy of Lichenes Britannica Exsiccati to James Bladon. Parcels for Babington, and Edinburgh and London Botanical Societies.

xvi. 4 December 1851 - Shrewsbury - Publications. His work at a standstill for need of papers in Usteri Annalen der Bot. which Mr. Borrer tells him is in Linn. Soc. Asks W.P. to enquire about possible loan.

xvii. 22 December 1851 - Shrewsbury - Asks that copies of Lichenes Exsiccati be sent to Montagne, Schaerer, Tuckermann. Again asks about Usteri Annalen.

xviii. 17 January 1852 - Shrewsbury - Asks that Lichenes Britannica Exsiccati be sent to Henslow. Thinking of 2nd Fasciculus and asks for list of those taking copies of 1st Fasciculus.

xix. 20 January 1852 - Shrewsbury - On list asked for above. Accounts. Schaerer's Exsiccati.

xx. 28 February 1852 - Shrewsbury - Accounts. Publications.

xxi. 10 March 1852 - Shrewsbury - Accounts. 2nd Fasc. Lichenes Exsiccati. (Notes by W.P. offers Usteri Annalen.).

xxii. 26 May 1852 - Shrewsbury - Advertising "Lichenes Exsiccati." Publications. Usteri Annalen. vexed about Davies on Lichens from Linn. Soc. Trans. Welwitsch's Lichens. Parcels by train and non-arrival of parcels sent to W.P. for Edinburgh Bot. Soc.

xxiii. 2 August 1852 - Shrewsbury - Asks whether Mougeot and Nestler have published any Fasculi after No. XII.

xxiv. 16 August 1852 - Shrewsbury - Long list of items requires: (16 items, W.P. has marked some.).

xxv. 1 September 1852 - Shrewsbury - Accounts. 3rdFasc. of Lichens in 2-3 weeks.

xxvi. 20 September 1852 - Shrewsbury - Accounts.

xxvii. 24 September 1852 - Shrewsbury - Accounts. Asks for Churchhill Babington's Lichens of the Himalayas in Hooker's Journal. Mougeot & Nestler - urgent.

xxviii. 25 September 1852 - Shrewsbury - (From W.P. Sending mid-summer accounts. Mougeot.).

xxix. 27 September 1852 - Shrewsbury - A long letter attempting to clear up problems between W.P. and W.A.L.

xxx. 18 October 1852 - Shrewsbury - 1852 - Payment to Richard Nightingale.

xxxi. 3 November 1852 - Shrewsbury - Third fasc. of Lichenes Britannica Exsiccati. Parcels for Henslow, Babington and Tuckerman. Returns Usteri's Annalen, etc. Mougeot & Nestler. Accounts. His Ray Society book. (W.P. has calculations noted on letter.).

xxxii. 12 November 1852 - Shrewsbury - His Lichenes Exsiccati.

xxxiii. 4 December 1852 - Shrewsbury - Parcel for Dr. E. M. Fries, Upsala (sic). Tuckerman has sent to W.P. for W.A.L. his "Lichens Exsiccati Americani."Welwitsch's Lichens of Spain and Portugal.

xxxiv. 6 December 1852 - Shrewsbury - Parcel for Fries.

xxxv. 7 December 1852 - Shrewsbury - Parcel for Fries.

xxxvi. 2 April 1853 - Shrewsbury - Sales of "Lichenes Britannica Exsiccati."

xxxvii. 8 September 1853 - Shrewsbury - Fasc. 2 of above.

xxxviii. 11 October 1853 - Shrewsbury - Lichenes Britannica Exsiccati. Parcels for Henslow, Bladon, Mougeot, Montagne and Nylander.

xxxix. 7 December 1853 - Shrewsbury - Refers to letter above. Fries is sending parcel of Lichens to W.P. for W.A.L.

xl. 12 September 1854 - Shrewsbury - Parcels for Mougeot, Houlton and Henslow. Fifth Fasc. of Lichenes Britannica Exsiccati. W.A.L.'s British Graphideae.

xli. 15 November 1854 - Shrewsbury - Lichenes Britannica Exsiccati Fasc. 6. Parcels for Borrer, Henslow, Piggot, Massalongo. Massalongo and Lenormand are sending parcels for W.A.L. via W.P. Wishes to see his work in W.P.'s catalogues.
Date10 August 1838 - 15 November 1854
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