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Account of payments to Lydia Payne , including a legacy inherited from Dorothea Clayton , a gift from Walter Clayton Clayton , and a payment for completing an affidavit [See Folder 11: "Sworn statements by William Clayton Clayton and Lydia Payne," 1850 Jan 25]. Signed by Lydia Payne ., 1850 February 25 Box 1, Folder 12

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A cluster of young Betel-nuts, bursting from their enclosure, of the natural size; a hasty sketch. J. Forbes, redrawn between 1794 and 1800 Volume 2, Page 63

The drawing is a detail of the fruit of the Betel-nut tree, with no surrounding illiustration. The Latin name is given as Areca Catechu - Lin: (see Areca catechu).

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A Collection of Animals from different Parts of Asia, kept in the Menageries of the Nabob, at Surat, & other oriental Princes, by various Artists, [section title], between 1794 and 1800 Volume 4, Page 259

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A Collection of Butterlfies and other Insects, on the Coast of Brazil; Drawn from Nature. 1765, [section title], between 1794 and 1800 Volume 1, Page 187

Bottom of page: a quotation ascribed to Edward Stillingfleet (1635-1699), beginning, "Each Moss, Each Shell, each crawling Insect, holds a rank Important in the plan of Him."

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A Collection of Descriptive Letters, and Drawings. Volume 2, [title page], between 1794 and 1800 Volume 2, Page 1

Bottom of page: "Scribere jussit Amor. In Every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend. James Forbes 1769." The latter sentence is an excerpt from Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism.

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A Collection of Drawings in Water-Colours, of the Flowers, Fruit, Birds, Fish, Insects, and other Subjects; in the different Provinces of China: inserted as specimens of the Talents and Taste of the Chinese Artists. 1781, [section title], between 1794 and 1800 Volume 12, Page 87

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A Collection of Plants, Flowers and Insects, on the Island of Bombay, [section title], between 1794 and 1800 Volume 2, Page 245

The text includes a quote from James Thomson's "The Seasons," beginning, "soft roll your incense, herbs, & fruits, & flowers, In mingled clouds to Him."

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A Collection of the different kinds of FISH caught at Sea, during a Voyage from England to Bombay; 1765, [section title], between 1794 and 1800 Volume 1, Page 251

Bottom of page: a quotation from poet John Scott (1731-1783), beginning, "To us, O Great Supreme! Thy care extends; Thy bounty feeds us, and thy power defends."

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A Collection of Views and Drawings, of Cubbeer-Burr; and other Subjects of Natural History. 1782, [section title], between 1794 and 1800 Volume 12, Page 179

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A Collection of Views and Drawings, taken on the Island of Bombay and places adjacent; during a residence of eighteen years: from 1766 to 1784. J. Forbes, [section title], between 1794 and 1800 Volume 3, Page 167

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