Copy letter from J.L. [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to H.U. Addington [Henry Unwin Addington, British under-secretary of state for foreign affairs]

Title

Copy letter from J.L. [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to H.U. Addington [Henry Unwin Addington, British under-secretary of state for foreign affairs]

Record type

Archive

Original Reference

RHS/Col/8/1/21

Date

31 Jan 1843

Scope & content

He acknowledges the dispatch for Sir Henry Pottinger [previously British governor of Hong Kong] to be transmitted by Mr Robert Fortune; he conveys his thanks to Lord Aberdeen [George Hamilton-Gordon, British foreign secretary] for 'his kindness on this occasion'

Extent

1 page letter (1 sheet)

Is part of

RHS archive: plant collector papers

Repository

Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library

Copyright

Royal Horticultural Society

Credit Line

RHS Lindley Collections

Usage terms

Non-commercial use with attribution permitted (CC BY-NC 4.0)