| RefNo | MS/427/424 |
| AltRefNo | MS/427 p81 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from John Evans, Treasurer of the Royal Society; to Mr. Hugh Childers, [Chancellor of the Exchequer] |
| Recipient | Childers; Hugh Culling Eardley (1827-1896); British statesman |
| Date | 7 May 1885 |
| Description | In connection to the proposed Succession Duty and their effects on Scientific Societies. Asks for learned societies to be exempted, stating that the Royal Society can barely make ends meet. Also explains that a tax on donations to societies would be 'both harsh and impolite' and would become a 'tax upon knowledge'. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1686 | Evans; Sir; John (1823 - 1908) | 1823 - 1908 |
| NA761 | Childers; Hugh Culling Eardley (1827 - 1896) | 1827 - 1896 |