Copy letter from J.L. [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to Messrs McCalmont, Lyall & Co [merchants in Mexico], Tampico, sent through G.F. Dickson [merchant in Liverpool], 3 Crosby Square

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Title: Copy letter from J.L. [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to Messrs McCalmont, Lyall & Co [merchants in Mexico], Tampico, sent through G.F. Dickson [merchant in Liverpool], 3 Crosby Square

Scope & content: Annotated 'Duplicate sent through G.F. Dickson, 3 Crosby Square [Liverpool]'

He acknowledges receipt of two letters sent by Mr Hartweg [Theodor Hartweg]; he enquires after the box sent by Hartweg marked HS3, sent on 13 Nov from Tampico [Mexico] through Messrs Meade [Richard W. and Denis Meade, merchants in Mexico] of Guanaxato [Guanajato, Mexico], which has not yet arrived, and which contains 'perishable seeds'; they will reimburse any expenses incurred with forwarding the box; he has written to Hartweg through the Foreign Office and asked him to communicate with Messrs McCalmont