| RefNo | MC/17/287 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [Sir William Turner] Thiselton-Dyer, Hotel De l'Europe, Venise, Grand Canal, to [Michael] Foster, [Secretary of The Royal Society] |
| Creator | Thiselton-Dyer; Sir; William Turner (1843 - 1928) |
| Date | 29 October 1899 |
| Description | Thanking the Council for selecting him for the Office of Foreign Secretary. Sorry to have to declinet the offer, has recently withdrawn from all external official work due to lack of time. Had he been aware of the possibility of being selected for the role, he would have expressed the impossibility of accepting it. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | NLB/19/534 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7968 | Thiselton-Dyer; Sir; William Turner (1843 - 1928); botanist | 1843 - 1928 |
| NA6347 | Foster; George Carey (1835 - 1919); chemist and physicist | 1835 - 1919 |