Copy letter from J.L. [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to J. Somes [Joseph Somes, British ship owner and politician]
Information
Title
Copy letter from J.L. [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to J. Somes [Joseph Somes, British ship owner and politician]
Record type
Archive
Original Reference
RHS/Col/8/1/22
Date
10 Feb 1843
Scope & content
The Society is about to send an 'agent' to China to collect seeds and plants and needs to send them back to England regularly; as the owner of several ships in the China seas, the Society hopes they can use his ships for the purpose, and they hope he will take personal interest in their safe transmission
Extent
2 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)