Letter listing plants for shipping

Letter sent to Freeman in Pentonville, London, from someone in South West England (post marked 'NO27 EXETER'). Letter details seeds, plants and flowers - including dahlias, roses, figs, wheat, barley and rhubarb - presumably destined for the mission field in West Africa.


Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/West Africa/597B
Date(s) of creation: November 1840
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/West Africa/597B
Summary: Letter sent to Freeman in Pentonville, London, from someone in South West England (post marked 'NO27 EXETER'). Letter details seeds, plants and flowers - including dahlias, roses, figs, wheat, barley and rhubarb - presumably destined for the mission field in West Africa.
Extent: 2 pages
Custodial history: Given to the Methodist Church by Mrs H Birtwhistle of Worcester
Acquisition: Transferred to SOAS, March 2003
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by Methodist Missionary SocietyApply to SOAS Archives & Special Collections in the first instance
Language: English
File number: 12
Related material: 1840 file?
Format: Archive