Title page ‘Botanic Garden. Return of Dr. Wallich from Arracan. A Bholiah to be built for the use of the Garden at an expense of S.R. 2,500 and increase of allowance to two of the Painters’. Contents Page Correspondence/documents Extract Public Letter from Bengal, 29 Nov 1827 [pp. 1-4] wor...
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...
Government of Bengal to Court of Directors enclosing documents relating to botanical establishments. [ff 13-69] Extract Public Letter from Bengal, 1 July 1828, of report dated 1 December 1827 by John Forbes Royle on the Botanic Garden at Saharanpur. Summarises measures taken for garden's improve...
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...