Letter received by Banks from John Hunter, 1 July 1801 (Series 38.19) - No. 0001

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1st July 1801

Captn Hunter presents his most respectfull Comps to Sir Jos. Banks, & informs him he has written to Portsmouth respecting the things which were Supposd to be on board the Buffalo for Sir Joseph, but he fears that some of the Letters giving information of such Articles being shipd, may have been written before such packages were sent on board, & that they may have been delayd putting on bd. until it became too late – Capt. Hunter begs to inform Sir Joseph, that he has had brought up from Portsmouth, one of the Lilly Stalks with the Root attachd to it – the Stalk is about Ten feet long, and the Top which has been separated from it, has the Seed Pods appended to it – If Sir Joseph will try the Experiment whether it will Vegetate again or not, & will take the trouble to send a Man to No. 40 Cornhill in Capt. Hunters Name it will be delivered –
Captn. Hunter will as soon as he can fall on his

July 1