Lightfoot, John, (1735-1788), Naturalist

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Surname:	Lightfoot
Forenames:	John
Gender:	Male
Date:	1735-1788
Biography:	ODNB link for Lightfoot, John (1735-1788) Naturalist
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P150709 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P17457 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for John Lightfoot

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	notes and travel papers	Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections	Pw	NRA 7628 Cavendish-Bentinck
2	papers	Royal Society		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
3	1777: Flora Scotica	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Adv MS 23 5 11
4	1773: journal (copy)	Natural History Museum Library and Archives		See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
5	annotated books	Oxford University: Sherardian Library of Plant Taxonomy		See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
6	1766-77: letters (10) to Sir Joseph Banks	See information in published source		See WR Dawson, The Banks letters, 1958
7	1769-72: letters (16) to Duchess of Portland	Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections	PwE14-29, 65, 73-75	NRA 7628 Cavendish-Bentinck
8	corresp with Richard Pulteney	Linnean Society of London	Pulteney papers	NRA 9516
9	1777: letter to Dr Richard Pulteney rel to specimen of Arundo Epigeios	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives	PrP 11-0002