Application of Dr Nathaniel Wallich, Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden, to be allowed to assume the title of Knight and to wear the Golden Cross, 4th Class, of the Order of Dannebrog, which had been conferred on him by the King of Denmark.
Title page ‘Letter from Dr. Wallich, Superintendent of the Botanic Garden suggesting the Establishment of a Public Library at the Institution. The purchase of the Dr.’s collection of Books on that branch of scientific Literature for the sum of SaRs [Sicca Rupees] 8, 506.10 recommended to the Co...
People In addition to Nathaniel Wallich himself, the following individuals feature in or are referred to in the correspondence: Governor of Bengal Court of Directors, British East India Company Sir C. T. [Charles Theo] Metcalfe, Bart., Supreme Council H. J. Princep, Secretary to Government [Ben...
Title page ‘Proceedings connected with Teak and other plantations reported also the mission of Dr. Wallich to Nipaul’ [Nepal]. Correspondence/documents Extract Public Letter from Bengal, 31 Jul 1820 [pp. 1-6] Wallich’s report and recommendations relating to Teak plantations expenses, eg. rela...
Title page ‘The application submitted by Dr. Wallich to be allowed to give his professional assistance to a speculation for cultivating the Coffee Plant in India, has been acceded to’. Content commercial proposal to experimentally cultivate coffee in Bengal under Wallich’s supervision Wallich ...
Title page ‘Collection respecting Dr. N. Wallich of the Bengal Establishment. Superintendent of the Botanic Garden at Calcutta’. Overview This item comprises a series of documents relating to Wallich’s period of leave in England to recover his health. Correspondence/documents Letter to Jose...
Further papers regarding the promotion of tea cultivation in Upper Assam, Vol 2 (includes, after p 34, a printed copy of Dr William Griffith's report on the tea plant of Upper Assam, and, after p 36, MS coloured drawings of parts of the tea plant, also 3 maps, MS coloured 1) map showing distribut...
Further papers regarding the promotion of tea cultivation in Assam - correspondence of the Tea Committee with the Government of India - decision that no grants of land should be made to private entrepreneurs until a general scheme for such leases has been agreed upon - 95 boxes of Assam tea shipp...
Papers regarding the promotion of tea cultivation in Assam, Vol 2 (includes, on p 582, a list of Chinese labourers hired to work on the tea plantations, who were sent from China to Calcutta on the ship Isabella Robertson)
Title page ‘Report submitted by Dr. Wallich of his proceedings during an excursion to Nepaul for scientific purposes’. Correspondence/documents Extract Public Letters from Bengal, 1 Apr 1822 [pp. 1-2] report on Wallich’s expedition to Nepaul [Nepal] and research Extract Public Letter to Benga...