Draft or copy letter from T. Edgar [Thomas Edgar, treasurer of the Horticultural Society of London], to Messrs Blume [merchants in Mexico], Guadalajara, Mexico

Title

Draft or copy letter from T. Edgar [Thomas Edgar, treasurer of the Horticultural Society of London], to Messrs Blume [merchants in Mexico], Guadalajara, Mexico

Record type

Archive

Original Reference

RHS/Col/7/2/3/36

Date

1 Dec 1846

Scope & content

Written from Horticultural Society, 21 Regent Street, London

He acknowledges receipt of a letter dated 18 Sep; the missing box of seeds was found after having been placed aside by mistake by Messrs Manning, Mackintosh & Co [agents of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in Mexico] in Vera Cruz [Veracruz, Mexico]; the contents of the box were 'still in a state to vegetate'

Extent

1 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)