| Reference number | L&P/5/282 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'On roots used by the Indians near Hudsons Bay to dye porcupine quilla' from Johann Reinhold Forster to William Watson |
| Date | 10 January 1772 |
| Description | Subject: Botany
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Mr. John Reinhold Forster, F. R. S. to William Watson, M. D. giving some account of the roots used by the Indians, in the neighbourhood of Hudson's-Bay, to dye porcupine quills'
Read 27 February 1772 |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1772.0008 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7588 | Watson; Sir; William (1715 - 1787) | 1715 - 1787 |
| NA2567 | Forster; Johann Reinhold (1729 - 1798) | 1729 - 1798 |