English naturalist (1743-1820). Autograph letter signed ("Jos. Banks"). Soho Square (London). 4to. 2 pp.
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Concerning a botanical plate of the plant Brucea (named after the Scottish explorer James Bruce) published by John John Frederick Miller: "He was employed by me as a draughtsman for some time and discharged for insufficiency [...] almost all that he has published are like this stolen from me".