Communication from William Roxburgh, listing the plants issued from the Calcutta Botanical Garden between November 1793 and January 1794
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pp 342-53. Details of 38 chests and other packages of growing plants sent to various parts of Bengal, the Carnatic, Circars, England, St Helena, and the West Indies.
Wallich recommended for employment at the Calcutta Botanic Garden
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To H. [Henry St George] Tucker, Secretary to the Government, from W. [William] Roxburgh, recommending employment of Nathaniel Wallich, Surgeon to Danish settlement at Serampore, to Botanical Garden [Calcutta]. Botanical Garden, 1 Feb 1809. Governor General in Council decides in favour of said em...
To H. [Henry St George] Tucker, Secretary to the Government, from W. [William] Roxburgh, relating to the employment of Nathaniel Wallich. Botanical Garden, 24 Feb 1809. Particular issues/questions include Wallich's current and proposed income whether Wallich can travel to the eastern frontier, a...
Extract from the Proceedings of the Right Honourable the Governor General in Council in the Revenue Department, 26 Jun 1813: to G. [George] Dowdeswell, Chief Secretary to the Government, from M. Moore, Acting Secretary, Board of Commissioners, Furrachabad, 7 May 1813 refers to enclosed letter, r...
Correspondence regarding the recommendation that a botanic garden be established at Saharanpur, to improve agricultural yields and raise living standards for the inhabitants.
Correspondence regarding the recommendation that a botanic garden be established at Saharanpur, to improve agricultural yields and raise living standards for the inhabitants.
Letter to Wallich from Charles Lushington, Secretary to the Public Department, 6 Feb 1818: accompanying a box of seeds relating to several fruits and vegetables from South America, received from the Court of Directors together with a description Lushington asks Wallich to sow the seeds as he see...
Letter to Charles Lushington, Secretary in the Public Department, from Colin Mackenzie, Surveyor General of India, relating to the creation of a plan of the Calcutta Botanic Garden, 24 Sep 1809. Three sections: 1st section refers to employing native-born draftsmen and surveyors during Jan and F...