Letter from Arthur Mann, at G.F. Dickson & Co [merchants in Liverpool] to Dr Lindley [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London], Post Office, Denbigh

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Title: Letter from Arthur Mann, at G.F. Dickson & Co [merchants in Liverpool] to Dr Lindley [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London], Post Office, Denbigh

Scope & content: Written from Liverpool

In response to an enquiry by the Horticultural Society for sending a 'person' to Vera Cruz [Veracruz, Mexico], the Montezuma will sail on 25 Sep and the captain will take 'no less than £40', including everything except bedding; with only two berths available, an immediate decision is required; Messrs Wm & Jas Tyrer [William and James Tyrer, ship brokers in Liverpool], brokers of the vessel, wrote to the Society with the above terms, but did not receive a response; there will not be another opportunity for travelling for another month or six weeks, and it is doubtful passage can be obtained for less than £40