Letter from William Broad & Sons [merchants in Falmouth] to the secretary of the Horticultural Society, London [George Bentham]
Information
Title
Letter from William Broad & Sons [merchants in Falmouth] to the secretary of the Horticultural Society, London [George Bentham]
Record type
Archive
Original Reference
RHS/Col/7/1/2/23
Date
14 Feb 1837
Scope & content
Annotated in pencil ['Bell Friday St Cheapside [Bell Inn, Friday Street, Cheapside, London, a coaching inn] 10 days']
They are forwarding two boxes of plants, HS1-2, from HM packet Hope from Mexico, by Russell & Co [Thomas Russell & Co, also known as Russell's Flying Waggons, a coach and wagon operator in Exeter], as instructed by Messrs Munoz & Co [Messrs Munoz, Matfield & Co, merchants in Mexico] in Vera Cruz [Veracruz, Mexico]; they have received £14, the charges incurred, from the carriers
Extent
1 page letter (1 sheet)
Is part of
RHS archive: plant collector papers
Repository
Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
Copyright
Charles Pender
Credit Line
Charles Pender / RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Non-commercial use with attribution permitted (CC BY-NC 4.0)