Letter from Jos. D. Hooker [Joseph Dalton Hooker] to George Maw
Information
Title
Letter from Jos. D. Hooker [Joseph Dalton Hooker] to George Maw
Record type
Archive
Original Reference
MAW/1/104
Date
8 Jan 1872
Scope & content
Written from Royal Gardens, Kew. Manuscript
He regrets that he will not be at the Geological Society on Wednesday to hear the first fruits of the Marocco [Morocco] expedition; they have had a party planned on that evening since December; he asks if Maw can visit on Wednesday or Thursday or if he will be at the Geological Society on Thursday morning, in which case he would meet him there and see his [geological] sections; Maw may do what he likes with the new fossil, and he agrees with his proposal; he asks Maw to keep one for him, and he would also like to send one to Hector [James Hector] in New Zealand; the barrel of pottery has arrived perfectly, and he is delighted with the pots; even his footman is ‘enchanted’ with this ‘glorious art’; they will make a ‘grand show’ in his rooms; he will bring the little Fez bowl with him on Thursday, if they can meet then; Ball [John Ball, botanist] is working at the plants steadily but very slowly; they will however be very carefully named which is a comfort; he is disheartened with work and correspondence. Dated 1871 in error. Written from Royal Gardens, Kew. Manuscript
He regrets that he will not be at the Geological Society on Wednesday to hear the first fruits of the Marocco [Morocco] expedition; they have had a party planned on that evening since December; he asks if Maw can visit on Wednesday or Thursday or if he will be at the Geological Society on Thursday morning, in which case he would meet him there and see his [geological] sections; Maw may do what he likes with the new fossil, and he agrees with his proposal; he asks Maw to keep one for him, and he would also like to send one to Hector [James Hector] in New Zealand; the barrel of pottery has arrived perfectly, and he is delighted with the pots; even his footman is ‘enchanted’ with this ‘glorious art’; they will make a ‘grand show’ in his rooms; he will bring the little Fez bowl with him on Thursday, if they can meet then; Ball [John Ball, botanist] is working at the plants steadily but very slowly; they will however be very carefully named which is a comfort; he is disheartened with work and correspondence. Dated 1871 in error