Letter from Theodor Hartweg to the secretary of the Horticultural Society of London [George Bentham]

Title

Letter from Theodor Hartweg to the secretary of the Horticultural Society of London [George Bentham]

Record type

Archive

Original Reference

RHS/Col/7/2/2/18

Date

12-14 Feb 1846

Scope & content

Written from Tepic [Mexico]

Letter No 4. Dated 1845, but corrected to 1846, possibly in later hand. On onion skin paper with no backing

He is still detained in Tepic waiting for his luggage, which did not leave Mexico [Mexico City, Mexico] until 17 Jan, as Messrs Manning & Mackintosh [agents of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in Mexico] 'thought it better to send it by the ordinary muleteers'; the luggage should reach Guadalajara [Mexico] next week, and he has asked Messrs Blume & Co [merchants in Mexico] to forward it to Tepic; Mr Alexander Forbes [merchant and explorer in Mexico] has written to his correspondent in Mazatlan [Mexico] regarding passage to California [United States of America], but there have been no opportunities in the past months, nor are there likely to be any in the near future; it may be possible to travel on an American man-of-war with the help of the American consul; he will pack the 'few plants' he has collected at the end of the month before continuing to Mazatlan; there are not many opportunities for collecting in the present season; he encloses copies of his last letter [for the copy of Hartweg's letter, 16 Jan 1846, see RHS/Col/7/2/2/16], journal [for the extract from Hartweg's journal, 7 Mar-Nov 1846, see RHS/Col/7/2/2/20. For Hartweg's full journal, 13 Nov 1845-3 Jun 1848, see RHS/Col/7/2/1/1], accounts [see below] and a few seeds of 'the new Epiphyllum' [enclosure not present]

Hartweg's expenses for 2 Jan-12 Feb 1846 include 'a guide to the Cerro de San Juan [Tepic, Mexico] and carriage of pinecones to Tepic' $2, 'a mozo [servant] mounted and cargo mule for 5 days to Tetitlan [Tetitlan, Mexico]' $10, 'expenses for self, mozo and keeping of horses' $7.4, 'a mozo mounted with cargo mule for 5 days to Los Reyes' $10 and 'sundry expenses in Tepic' $9.7 [here the list includes 4 more items]

Extent

2 page letter (2 sheets)

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)