Letter from J.L. [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to Lord Prudhoe [Algernon Percy, British naval commander, explorer and politician]

Title

Letter from J.L. [John Lindley, assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London] to Lord Prudhoe [Algernon Percy, British naval commander, explorer and politician]

Record type

Archive

Original Reference

RHS/Col/8/1/12

Date

27 Dec 1842

Scope & content

He acknowledges receipt of letters [of introduction] for Mr Fortune [Robert Fortune]; he will present the suggestion regarding a garden in Hong Kong to the Chinese committee: 'I can assure your lordship beforehand that they will give it full consideration. We are all anxious that the results of the mission should be worthy of the support your lordship and others have so liberally given us'

Extent

2 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)