| RefNo | MC/15/151 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Francis Galton, Chairman of the Kew Committee, Kew Observatory, Richmond, to the Secretary of the Royal Society |
| Creator | Galton; Sir; Francis (1822-1911); British statistician; human geneticist; eugenicist |
| Date | 6 March 1891 |
| Description | Regarding the 'Board of Trade would on a suitable application being made to them' would grant the Kew Commitee a license under the Company's Act 'which would give them the status of a Corporation, and guard against the possible inconveniences which may at any time arise in connecxion [sic] with their business transactions'. Galton requests the President of the Society to support this application, and that 'it will involve no sort of liabilities on the Royal Society'. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7708 | Galton; Sir; Francis (1822 - 1911); statistician, human geneticist and eugenicist | 1822 - 1911 |