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RefNoMC/25/151
AltRefNo10151
LevelItem
TitleLetter from David Ross McCord, Advocate,Temple Grove, Montreal, to Sir Joseph Larmor, [Secretary], Royal Society, Burlington House
CreatorMcCord; David Ross (1844-1930); Canadian lawyer, philanthropic founder of the McCord Museum, Montreal, Canada
Date21 February 1910
DescriptionSeeking to obtain a copy of Royal Society records autographed by [Louis Antoine de] Bougainville for the purpose of setting up a national museum.
Includes an internal Royal Society memorandum, dated 7 March 1910.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordNLB/42/419
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8829Bougainville; Louis Antoine de (1729 - 1811)1729 - 1811
NA7894Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); physicist1857 - 1942
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