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with an order to the Landrost to give them the protection of a few boors, which is 
termed a Commando. 
“ I have the honour to be, 
* Your very t and obedient 
Ser 
* (Signed) Ско. HARRISON. 
* The Right Hon 
** Sir ат жый, Bart., ies ‚В. 
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ALLAN CUNNINGHAM. 
Allan and Richard Cunningham were the sons of Allan ere os n 
a native of Renfrewshire. ‘They were born at Wimbledon, the first 
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1791, the second in 1 Allan was placed in a conveyancer's iw 
s engagement by Aiton to assist in the preparation of the second 
edition of the Hortus Kewensis diverted him to botan the 
w y uw 
* Biographical Sketch” of him his friend Robert Heward writes 
(p. 2) :— 
"RN dig зача the аса of this work (1814), the political aspect of Europe 
f 
reverting о more to the state of peace, the subject of sending out botanical 
colle evi e late lamented Sir Joseph Banks and t perin- 
tendent of the Uu Botanie Gardens at Kew (Mr re and the Government 
aving acceded to the application of those gentlem gements were - 
"There they spent two years. Bowie had i deem the garden in 1810. 
After leaving Brazil he was sent to the Cape of Good Hope, where 
he arrived in 1817. He enriched the garden with bulbous and succu- 
lent plants. ‚Не pe recalled in 1823 in consequence of the grant for 
Australia, and visited. beg parts of the east and west coast and . 
Tasmania. pes also visited New Zealand and Norfolk Island, and in all 
places arge пети Banks wrote to him April 14, 1820, not 
feng before ‘his death (Bi iographieal зарн р. зв): == 
“Ihave eo safe and in good condition the numerous things you have sent 
rom 
ч. о 
Non 5 to say to you than t entirely че of the whole of your conduct, ав 
does also our worthy friend, Midi at Kew 
