Letter from John Forbes to Joseph Sabine [secretary of the Horticultural Society of London]
Information
Title
Letter from John Forbes to Joseph Sabine [secretary of the Horticultural Society of London]
Record type
Archive
Original Reference
RHS/Col/3/5/1
Date
4 Feb 1822
Scope & content
Written from HMS Leven, Spithead
Marked at the top of the page 'No 1'. Annotated at the top of page: 'Joseph Sabine received Feb 6 1822, and [answered] Feb 6 1822'
John Forbes asks Sabine to forward the 'pins' for Sacramento [Leandro do Sacramento, Carmelite friar and botanist in Brazil] and 'anything else you may wish me to take with me'; these items need to be sent immediately, as Captain Owen [William FitzWilliam Owen, captain of HMS Leven] says that the ship will sail on Wednesday; the items should be addressed to him on board HMS Leven, Spithead
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)