Excerpt from Catalogue of the African Plants, Vol. 1: Collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853-61

Dr. Welwitsch, of whose African plants Mr. Hiern has prepared the following Catalogue, directed by his will (dated the 17th October 1872, three days before his death) that the study set of these plants should be offered to the British Museum for purchase. The Portuguese Government, however, claimed the whole of the Collections as belonging to them, and by letter dated the 31st October 1872 demanded delivery of the several cases of botanical specimens which were in the possession of Dr. Welwitsch at the time of his death. The acting executors - namely, Messrs. William Carruthers, at that time Keeper of this Department, and Frederick Justen, of Dulau & Co., booksellers, respectively - resisted this demand, and at great pecuniary risk to themselves personally defended a suit in Chancery, "Dom Luis the First, King of Portugal, versus Carruthers and Justen," which was filed on the 31st January 1873.

This suit came before the Court on several occasions; and the Judge having repeatedly expressed his opinion that a compromise ought to be effected, an agreement between the parties was arranged, and on the 17th November 1875 the Vice-Chancellor gave his decree accordingly.

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