A brief unsigned note commemorating John Forbes' death: 'To the memory of Mr John Forbes ALS [Associate of the Linnean Society], a botanical collector in the service of the Horticultural Society of London, who died at Senna [Sena, Mozambique] on the Zambazee River [Zambezi River, Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique] in eastern Africa in the month of August 1823 in the 23rd year of his age &c' and 'Send[?] a memorial[?] to his parents[?] and[?] one[?] of his curiosities'
Extent
2 pages (2 sheets)
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RHS archive: plant collector papers
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Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
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Royal Horticultural Society
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RHS Lindley Collections
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