| RefNo | MM/11/48 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract from the Will of Henry Baker |
| Date | 1774 |
| Description | Bequeathing to the Royal Society, "...one hundred pounds the Interest whereof I direct to be applied for an oration or discourse to be read or spoken yearly by some one of the Fellows of that Society".
As a result of this, the Bakerian Lecture was established. |
| Extent | 4 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6218 | Baker; Henry (1698 - 1774); naturalist and poet | 1698 - 1774 |