Letter from Theodor Hartweg to the secretary of Horticultural Society [George Bentham], 21 Regent Street, London

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Title: Letter from Theodor Hartweg to the secretary of Horticultural Society [George Bentham], 21 Regent Street, London

Scope & content: Written from Guatemala [Guatemala City, Guatemala]

Postmarked ('6EV6 AU 15 1840'. 'Ship letter Portsmouth', 'Received and forwarded, New York, 13th Jul by John Ritchie'). An opened seal is attached to the letter

Letter No 41

He made an excursion to Coban [Coban, Guatemala] in Vera Paz [Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala], but was not successful: 'the country, although very high, produces very little variety', with oaks, Pinus oocarpa, Liquidambar styraciflua and a Viburnum growing in the highest places ('the latter the only kinds of seed I collected'); he found six pretty, possibly new, epiphytes, and will send them later as they are still growing; the last consignment of boxes HS56-63 have arrived at Izabal [Guatemala] and have probably been shipped to England; boxes HS50-55 were shipped on board the Redman directly to London

Hartweg's accounts for 17 Apr-16 May 1840 comprise 'monthly allowance' $50, 'wages of mozo [servant]' $10, 'keeping of four beasts' $13.1, 'shoeing' $1.6 and 'exchange of a horse' $14, and 'received in cash' $100 from Padre Rojo [unidentified] in Coban