24 Gower S^t
Bedford Square
Nov. 19. 1842

Dear Sir

The following friends of Sir W. J. Hooker ^<1> have subscribed a guinea towards the expence of a Portrait of him to be placed in the Linnean Society. ^<2>

Will you permit your name to be added to the List? M^r Forster ^<3> the Treasurer of the Society will receive the Subscriptions –

I have the honour to be with great respect yrs &c
F^r Boott

H. F. Talbot Esq^r

The Bishop of Norwich ^<4>
Rob^t Brown FRS ^<5>
Edward Forster FRS
Charles Stokes FRS ^<6>
W^m Borrer FRS ^<7>
Geo. Loddiges VPHS ^<8>
Joshua Milne. FGS ^<9>
Sir I. L. Goldsmid Bart ^<10>
Thos Bell Esq^{r <11>}
T. B. Salter MD ^<12>
Rich^d Taylor Und Sec^y LS ^<13>
F^r Boott ^<14>

[envelope:]
H. F. Talbot Esq^re
Lacock Abbey
Wilts

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Notes:

1. Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865), Prof & botanist.

2. The portrait, by Spiridione Gambardella, was “presented by subscription Nov. 7 1843” and still hangs in the Linnean Society Meeting Room.

3. Probably Edward Forster (1765–1849), the younger, botanist.

4. Edward Stanley (1779–1849), Bishop of Norwich (1837–1849).

5. Robert Brown (1773–1858), botanist & librarian to the Linnean Society.

6. Probably Charles Stokes (1783–1853), collector and geologist.

7. William Borrer (1781–1862), botanist.

8. Probably George Loddiges (1784–1846), botanical artist.

9. Joshua Milne (1776–1851), actuary to the Sun Life Assurance Society.

10. Although this appears to be written as ‘Sir J. …’, it is probably Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778–1859), philanthropist.

11. Thomas Bell (1792–1880), dental surgeon; president of the Linnean Society (1853–1861).

12. Thomas Bell Salter, FLS.

13. Richard Taylor (1781–1858), publisher & naturalist.

14. Francis Boott (1792–1863), physician; secretary to the Linnean Society (1832–1839), and treasurer (1856–1861).