Draft or copy letter from J.L. [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to Charles Wood, secretary to the Admiralty

Title

Draft or copy letter from J.L. [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to Charles Wood, secretary to the Admiralty

Record type

Archive

Original Reference

RHS/Col/7/1/2/13

Date

16 Aug 1836

Scope & content

The H.S. [Horticultural Society] is about to send Mr Theodor Hartweg on an expedition to Mexico; he requests that Hartweg's collections of 'seeds and other collections in natural history' could be sent on packets [ships] from Vera Cruz [Veracruz, Mexico] to Falmouth free of charge, as the collections are of 'great importance' and should reach England as quickly as possible

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)