Copy letter from J.L [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to Mr T. Hartweg [Theodor Hartweg], care of Messrs Byrns & Co, Mexico [merchants in Mexico City]

Title

Copy letter from J.L [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to Mr T. Hartweg [Theodor Hartweg], care of Messrs Byrns & Co, Mexico [merchants in Mexico City]

Record type

Archive

Original Reference

RHS/Col/7/1/1/36

Date

15 Jan 1839

Scope & content

Two of Hartweg's boxes have arrived at Falmouth from Vera Cruz [Veracruz, Mexico] by HM Pkt Sheldrake; Mr Parkinson [John Parkinson, British consul in Mexico] offered his assistance in writing to vice-consul Crawford [Joseph Tucker Crawford, British vice-consul in Mexico] at Tampico [Mexico]; Hartweg should 'cultivate Mr Parkinson's goodwill'

Level

Item

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)