| RefNo | MC/11/302 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Richd [Richard] Assheton Cross, Secretary of State, Home Department, to [William Spottiswoode], President of the Royal Society |
| Creator | Cross; Richard Assheton (1823-1914); 1st Viscount Cross; British politician; Home Secretary |
| Date | 31 January 1879 |
| Description | Regarding his proposal to set up a Royal Commission on coal mines. Cross suggests the commission's chairman should have a scientific background.
[For Cross' initial letter, see related records.] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | MC/11/268 |
| MC/11/301 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6513 | Cross; Richard Assheton (1823 - 1914); 1st Viscount Cross | 1823 - 1914 |
| NA7690 | Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883); mathematician and physicist | 1825 - 1883 |