Letter from Joseph Sabine [secretary of the Horticultural Society of London to David Douglas

Title

Letter from Joseph Sabine [secretary of the Horticultural Society of London to David Douglas

Record type

Archive

Original Reference

RHS/Col/5/2/2/4

Date

10 Mar 1827

Scope & content

Written from the Horticultural Society, Regent Street, London

The Horticultural Society is very satisfied with all that Douglas has achieved; they are looking forward to seeing him and acknowledging his hard work; he encloses two letters from Scotland, one from Booth [William Beattie Booth, garden clerk at the Horticultural Society garden at Chiswick, London] and one from Douglas's brother [John Douglas]; Booth will give him more news from the Society and his friends there; he expects Douglas's brother has told Douglas about the death of his father; the money Douglas had requested to be sent to his father was received, and the requested sum of £40 for him has been given to his mother; they are anxiously awaiting the ship carrying the collections from the Columbia [Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, United States of America, and British Columbia, Canada]; the Pinus lamberti [Pinus lambertiana] sent by Douglas 'has caused a great sensation here'; it will be at Douglas's discretion to decide his route home, with the quickest and cheapest alternative being via Hudson's Bay [Hudson's Bay Company ships], the next alternative being via Canada, which might not offer anything new for Douglas; if Douglas wishes to come through the States, Sabine has written to his old friends, who will be looking forward to seeing Douglas again, but the journey would be costly and cause delays; he hopes that Douglas will bring Phlox hoodii; he will write again and send his letter by the Hudson's Bay ship in May to York Fort [York Factory, Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada]; he looks forward to seeing Douglas and assures him of his full approval; the letter from Douglas's brother has not yet arrived and so will not be sent with this dispatch

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)