Letter from Theodor Hartweg to the secretary of Horticultural Society [George Bentham], 21 Regent Street, London

Title

Letter from Theodor Hartweg to the secretary of Horticultural Society [George Bentham], 21 Regent Street, London

Record type

Archive

Original Reference

RHS/Col/7/1/1/37

Date

20 Jan 1839

Scope & content

Written from Real del Monte [Mineral del Monte, Mexico]

Postmarked ('[Franqueado, Mexico] [illegible]', 'London 31 Mar 1839'). The letter includes an impression of an opened seal

Letter No 26'

He received a letter from Mr Edgar [Thomas Edgar, treasurer of the Horticultural Society of London], dated 15 Nov, telling him about arrangements made with the Guatemala agent in London; the dispatches from the Council of the Society have not yet arrived, but as soon as he receives the instructions he will proceed according to them; he has found some 'very interesting' plants, including a 'splendid' Caprifolium, Mahonia, a species of Daphne, a fifth species of Garrya ('but no flowers or seeds'), Lonicera and Fuchsia; he collected 24 species of epiphytes, including three or four new species, a few seeds of 'the true' Convolvulus jalapa [Ipomoea jalapa], a shrubby Lopezia, a yellow flowering Cobaea, two varieties or species of Pinus occidentalis and some cacti on an excursion to tierra caliente [region with a tropical climate], about 25 leagues [75 miles] away; he will soon begin packing; he will leave his boxes with Messrs Byrns & Co [Messrs Byrns, Hooton & Co, merchants in Mexico] before continuing to Angangueo [Mexico] to collect pine seeds

Hartweg's accounts for 16 Dec 1838-16 Jan 1839 comprise 'monthly allowance' $50, 'wages of mozo [servant]' $18 and 'keeping of 3 beasts' $16.5 and 'shoeing' $1.4, and 'received in cash' $200 from Real del Monte Company [British mining company in Mexico]. Written from Real del Monte [Mineral del Monte, Mexico]

Postmarked ('[Franqueado, Mexico] [illegible]', 'London 31 Mar 1839'). The letter includes an impression of an opened seal

Letter No 26'

He received a letter from Mr Edgar [Thomas Edgar, treasurer of the Horticultural Society of London], dated 15 Nov, telling him about arrangements made with the Guatemala agent in London; the dispatches from the Council of the Society have not yet arrived, but as soon as he receives the instructions he will proceed according to them; he has found some 'very interesting' plants, including a 'splendid' Caprifolium, Mahonia, a species of Daphne, a fifth species of Garrya ('but no flowers or seeds'), Lonicera and Fuchsia; he collected 24 species of epiphytes, including three or four new species, a few seeds of 'the true' Convolvulus jalapa [Ipomoea jalapa], a shrubby Lopezia, a yellow flowering Cobaea, two varieties or species of Pinus occidentalis and some cacti on an excursion to tierra caliente [region with a tropical climate], about 25 leagues [75 miles] away; he will soon begin packing; he will leave his boxes with Messrs Byrns & Co [Messrs Byrns, Hooton & Co, merchants in Mexico] before continuing to Angangueo [Mexico] to collect pine seeds

Hartweg's accounts for 16 Dec 1838-16 Jan 1839 comprise 'monthly allowance' $50, 'wages of mozo [servant]' $18 and 'keeping of 3 beasts' $16.5 and 'shoeing' $1.4, and 'received in cash' $200 from Real del Monte Company [British mining company in Mexico]

Level

Item

Extent

4 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

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