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Hove's Mission to the East (botany, etc.). Correspondence on Anthony Hove's travels...
Catalogue reference: BT 6/246
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This record is about the Hove's Mission to the East (botany, etc.). Correspondence on Anthony Hove's travels... dating from 1787-1790 in the series Board of Trade: Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- BT 6/246
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1787-1790
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hove's Mission to the East (botany, etc.).
Correspondence on Anthony Hove's travels in India, 1787 to 1790, to collect plants for Kew Gardens.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
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BT 6
Board of Trade: Miscellanea
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Hove's Mission to the East (botany, etc.). Correspondence on Anthony Hove's travels...
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