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Document number: 1028
Date: 10 Dec 1822
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: RADDI Joseph
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Collection number historic: LA22-054
Last updated: 1st September 2003

Monsieur,

j’ai L’honneur de vous accuser la réception du très-interessant ouvrage (La Flora Scotica) de Monsr Le Professeur Hooker, <1> dont vous vous etes donné la peine de me faire passer à Florence, et je vous en temoigne ma plus grande réconnoissance. Lorsqu’il y aura un’ occasion sure pour faire passer à Mr Hooker un petit paquet, vous m’obligerez beaucoup, si vous voudrez vous donner encore la peine de m’en donner avis. – je vous prie, Monsieur, de vouloir bien m’excuser cette Libertée <sic>, de m’honorer de vos commandemens et de me croire pour toujours avec la plus haute consideration

Monsieur

Florence

le 10–Xbre: 1822.

Votre très-humble et
très-obeissant Serviteur

Joseph Raddi

À Monsieur
Monsieur W. H. Talbot

à Palazzo Ceva
Rome


Translation:

Sir

It is my honour to acknowledge receipt of the very-interesting work (Flora Scotica) by Professor Hooker, which you took the trouble to pass on to me in Florence, and I offer you my greatest gratitude for this. When there is a certain opportunity to pass a small packet on to Mr Hooker, you would do me a great kindness, if you again took the trouble to advise me thereof. – I ask you, Sir, to please forgive me this Liberty, to honour me with your commands and to believe me ever with the greatest consideration

Sir

Florence

December 10th 1822.

Your very-humble and
very-obedient Servant

Joseph Raddi


Notes:

1. Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865), Prof & botanist, Flora scotica, or A description of Scottish plants… (London and Edinburgh: Hurst, Robinson, 1821).

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