Letter, from Martin Lister to Henry Oldenburg, dated at York Signed autograph Sends an extract of a letter from Thomas Townes about his experiences in Barbados: about wine; the climate; vegetation; the indigenous population Copy by Henry Oldenburg is EL/L5/75 Read to the Royal Society on 1 July 1675 Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 10, no 117, p 399 27 June 1675