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IOR/P/3/53 2 Jul 1790 pp 350-72
- Record Id:
- 041-002249674
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000898253
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001860.0x00002f
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- IOR/P/3/53 2 Jul 1790 pp 350-72
- Title:
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Letters to Government from Lieutenant Colonel Robert Kyd reporting on various botanical subjects
- Scope & Content:
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Bengal Public Proceedings, 2nd July 1790:
[pp 350-355] Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Robert Kyd to the Secretary to Government, dated Calcutta 25th June 1790, regarding the cultivation of Mawah and Teak, and reporting that there were upwards of one thousand plants of Spanish American Napaul [Nepal] in the Company's Garden. Requests that the Cochineal insect may be procured and forwarded to Bengal for propagating in the Garden.
[pp 356-357] Extract of a letter from Mr Burt, Surgeon at Gyah, to Robert Kyd, giving information on the Mowah Tree.
[pp 357-358] Orders of Government.
[pp 358-363] Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Robert Kyd to Edward Hay, Secretary to Government, dated Calcutta 30th June 1790, regarding the cultivation of Indigo, and enclosing an extract of a letter from Dr William Roxburgh on the subject.
[pp 363-371] Extract of a letter from Dr William Roxburgh to Robert Kyd, dated Samulcattah [Samalkota] 8th June 1790, on the subject of his discover of a new species of Indigo (Nerium Tinctorium), and giving a detailed description of it.
[p 371] Letter from H Harris, dated Calcutta 29th June 1790, giving his estimation of the Indigo sent by Dr Roxburgh.
[p 372] Orders of Government.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- Botany in British India
India Office Records - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000898102
036-000898104
040-000898253
041-002249674 - Is part of:
- IOR/P : Proceedings and Consultations of the Government of India and of its Presidencies and Provinces
IOR/P/1/1-P/444/53 : Proceedings: "Range" series
IOR/P/3/53 : Bengal Proceedings
IOR/P/3/53 2 Jul 1790 pp 350-72 : Letters to Government from Lieutenant Colonel Robert Kyd reporting on various botanical subjects - Hierarchy:
- 032-000898102[0001]/036-000898104[0149]/040-000898253[0001]/041-002249674
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- Item
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- 1 file
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- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=IOR/P/3/53_2_Jul_1790_pp_350-72 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1790
- End Date:
- 1790
- Date Range:
- Jun 1790
- Era:
- CE
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