Letter received by Banks from W. Vaughan, 9 October 1794 (Series 72.192) - No. 0003

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1 Box with Bamboo Plants
1 do - sundry - do.
1 do - Mountain Plants
1 Pot in a Basket with water lillies
1 Tub with Water Plantains
2 Air Plants (in baskets)
4 Square China Pots (with ancient trees/& 4 wood stands
1 Square China Pot with Bulbous Roots
1 Box of Small Plants
1 Box of Tea Plants
2 Square China Pots with Orange Plants - In the Stern Gallery
8 Small China Pots with Plants & roots - In the Stern Gallery
1 Gum Flower Pot 

The above are onboard the Hindostan

1 Box with Sundry Plants - on board the Hawke
1 Pot with Water Lilley - on board the Hawke

I realy wish I had it in my power & facility to your putting the valuable plants you have received from China solely ashore but I do not see how I can assist you the only facility I have in getting plants respects those intended in the Kings Garden at Kew & 2 contents do not have his Majestys name for any purpose which is not accurately true.

I hope however that you will meet no kind of difficulty nor do I foresee that you will.  Christophe of the [indecipherable] is the man who does my business if you will apply to him & shew him this Letter I am sure he will give you all the Facility in his Power in passing them thro the offices & in the management of them during the time they are detaind which he is well accustomed to.