RefNo | MM/6/19 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, to Sir George Thomas Staunton |
Date | 12 April 1805 |
Description | Requesting Staunton's protection and assistance for the botanist William Kerr who has been sent to China by the King's command to collect plants for Kew Gardens; he has instructions to enquire particularly into the agricultural methods of China, especially the economical method of manuring there. |
Extent | 3 sides |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
Copies | Colour tiff |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |
NA2239 | Staunton; Sir; George Thomas (1781 - 1859) | 1781 - 1859 |