Letter from W. Broad & Sons [William Broad & Sons, merchants in Falmouth] to George Bentham [secretary of the Horticultural Society of London], London

Title

Letter from W. Broad & Sons [William Broad & Sons, merchants in Falmouth] to George Bentham [secretary of the Horticultural Society of London], London

Record type

Archive

Original Reference

RHS/Col/7/1/2/58

Date

12 Jan 1839

Scope & content

Written from Falmouth

Two cases of plants have arrived from Vera Cruz [Veracruz, Mexico] by HM packet [ship] Sheldrake and were sent to London on the Duke of Cambridge Steamer this morning; the expenses incurred were 'trifling', £12, which they received from the agents of the steamer, with the same amount added to the freight from Falmouth

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)