Letter from J.D. Hooker [Joseph Dalton Hooker] to George Maw
Information
Title
Letter from J.D. Hooker [Joseph Dalton Hooker] to George Maw
Record type
Archive
Original Reference
MAW/1/203
Date
15 Oct 1880
Scope & content
Written from Royal Gardens, Kew. Manuscript
He misunderstood the dimensions of the hanging tallies; the samples received are too small for their trees, but No 20 will do well; if he has calculated right, the total cost per 100 tallies will be £1 10s; he ask Maw for further price information; he asks if stencilled tallies would be cheaper for duplicates; he prefers the round hand to the block lettering; he is ready to make a list of tallies they need, if the price for three lines is 30-35 shillings per 100; he asks how Maw’s Crocus book is going