Autograph letter, Richard Waldo Sibthorp (1792–1879) to his sister, Mrs. Hawkins, 1822
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, accounts and related miscellany. The persons involved include Col. Humphrey Waldo Sibthorp; Richard Waldo Sibthorp; Henry Sibthorp; Henry’s uncle, M. E. Sewell; Henry’s unnamed brother; Gervaise Tottenham Waldo Sibthorp; Charles Waldo Sibthorp; and Mrs. Juliet Hawkins, addressed as “sister” by Richard Waldo Sibthorp. Also found here are documents, including Humphrey Sibthorp’s commission (1794) as colonel in the army, signed by King George III of England, and Gervaise Tottenham Waldo Sibthorp’s commission as captain in the Royal North Lincoln Militia (1847). These items are nonbotanical, and there is nothing of famous botanists Humphrey or John Sibthorp.
Dates
- Creation: 1822
Creator
- From the Collection: Sibthorp, Humphrey W. (Humphrey Waldo), -1865 (Person)
- From the Collection: Sibthorp, Richard Waldo, 1792-1879 (Person)
- From the Collection: Sibthorp, Charles De Laet Waldo, 1783-1855 (Person)
- From the Collection: George, King of Great Britain, III, 1738-1820 (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 1.75 Linear Feet (1 box, 1 oversize portfolio)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository