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Mack presumes that Hooker has not forgotten 'the strangers from Serampore to whom you were so kind in 1838'. He writes to Hooker to introduce his botanist friends: Dr and Mrs Voigt. Since Leary's death in 1834, his garden has been under the care of Voigt. When Dr Wallich left for the Cape on sick leave the Bengal Government placed Voigt in temporary charge of the Calcutta Garden [Kolkata]. Mack hopes this demonstrates that Voigt has a reputation in India, even if he is not well known in Europe. Since relieving Wallich, Voigt has become ill with a profound paralysis of both body and mind. A visit to Europe presents the only hope of recovery, so Voigt is leaving. Mack hopes that, by the time he reaches London, Voigt will be sufficiently restored to visit RBG Kew. Mrs Voigt is the daughter of Mack's late friend, Dr Marshman, whom Hooker saw in Glasgow over a decade ago. Page 1 of 2.