Item HAM - Blacklock letter relating to Francis Buchanan Hamilton's herbarium

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GB 235 HAM

Title

Blacklock letter relating to Francis Buchanan Hamilton's herbarium

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  • 1830 (Creation)

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1 page in pencil, 210x260mm

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1 letter, dated 8th November 1830, regarding the donation of a chest of dried plants, the herbarium collection of Dr. Francis Buchanan Hamilton, to the University of Edinburgh, a duplicate set having been given to the East India Company, written by William Blacklock, directed by Hamilton's Trustees, to Prof. Robert Graham.

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Collection open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/

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Permission required from RBGE

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  • English

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HAM

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GB 235

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  • Shelf: E:3:2