Pehr Ascanius forwards to Linnaeus a letter from Philip Miller in Chelsea, addressed to Linnaeus. Miller had sent it through Georg Christian von Oeder in Copenhagen, and Ascanius is anxious to explain that Oeder had ordered the letter to be opened so that he could see what information it contained.
Dette brev haver paa H[er]r Prof[essor] Oeders forlangende aabnet, for at søge nogen oplysning i den bevidste Sag om Pakken og haver tillige den ære at aflægge min Compliment for H[er]r Archiateren.
Charlottenborg d[ie] 15 april[is] 1764. Ascanius