Letter from John Forbes to Joseph Sabine [secretary of the Horticultural Society of London], Horticultural Society, Regent Street, London

Title

Letter from John Forbes to Joseph Sabine [secretary of the Horticultural Society of London], Horticultural Society, Regent Street, London

Record type

Archive

Original Reference

RHS/Col/3/5/17

Date

8 Jun 1822

Scope & content

Written from Rio Janeiro [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]

An opened seal is attached to the letter

Marked at the top of the page 'No 9'. Annotated at the top of page: 'Joseph Sabine received Oct 21 1822'

He encloses a receipt for the two boxes sent on board the Lusitania; the list of the contents was sent with the letter on 3 Jun; he has left a large box of living plants with Pedra Leander [Leandro do Sacramento, Carmelite friar and botanist in Brazil]; Mr Heatherly [Alexander John Heatherly, British vice-consul in Brazil] has decided to travel to the interior of Brazil: 'we have therefore solicited his correspondence'; Captain Owen [William FitzWilliam Owen, captain of HMS Leven] will send Sabine a copy of the letter written to Heatherly, who wishes to become a member of the Society: 'from his general knowledge of plants and natural history, particularly birds and insects, I think he is likely to be of great use to us'; Heatherly has been on excursions with Dr Sellow [Friedrich Sellow, German botanist and naturalist in Brazil]; he has drawn £10 to purchase 'some articles for myself which I shall not have an opportunity of getting anywhere else'; he has been unable to collect enough insects to fill the box due to wet weather, and intends to leave the box with Dr Dickson [John Dickson, a Royal Navy surgeon in Brazil] to be filled up and forwarded to England

Enclosed receipt: 'Received on board the Lusitania two boxes directed to the Horticultural Society, London. Contents unknown to me. W. Langdon [William Langdon, captain of the Lusitania], Rio de Janeiro, June 4th 1822'

For a copy of the letter, see RHS/Col/3/5/18

Extent

2 page letter and a receipt (2 sheets)

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)