| RefNo | MS/425/417 |
| Previous numbers | MS/425/407 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, James Hudson, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, to Sir Francis Freeling |
| Creator | Hudson; James (1804-1859); British librarian and assistant secretary to the Royal Society |
| Date | 1 October 1833 |
| Description | In consequence of a paragraph in the newspapers in which the Royal Society is erroneously stated to be offering a prize and medal for solving a paradoxical experiment, the Society is receiving numerous letters. Hudson asks if the postage may be remitted because of the hoax. |
| Extent | 2p. [pp.176-177] |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |