Copy letter of introduction for Robert Fortune from Palmer Mackillop Dent & Co [merchants in London] to Messrs Dent & Co [merchants in China], Macao [Macau], China
Information
Title
Copy letter of introduction for Robert Fortune from Palmer Mackillop Dent & Co [merchants in London] to Messrs Dent & Co [merchants in China], Macao [Macau], China
Record type
Archive
Original Reference
RHS/Col/8/1/26
Date
21 Feb 1843
Scope & content
Written from London
Letter of introduction for Robert Fortune
They wish to introduce Fortune, who is travelling to China to collect 'botanical specimens'; they are asked to cash his drafts on the treasurer of the Horticultural Society to £500
Extent
1 page letter (1 sheet)
Is part of
RHS archive: plant collector papers
Repository
Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
Copyright
Orphan Work
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Non-commercial use with attribution permitted (CC BY-NC 4.0)