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RefNoMS/425/639
Previous numbersMS/425/627
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, JWL [John William Lubbock], Rl Socy [Royal Society], to C E [Charles Edward] Trevelyan, Treasury
CreatorLubbock; Sir John William; third baronet (1803-1865); British astronomer and banker
RecipientTrevelyan; Sir Charles Edward; first baronet (1807-1886); British administrator in India
Date8 February 1840
DescriptionHe has laid Trevelyan's letter before Council and he returns the bills under separate heads for: magnetic observatories, Antarctic expedition, and for both jointly. The articles were selected by a specially entrusted committee chaired by Sir John Herschel, and the charges carefully examined.
Extent2p. [pp.294-295]
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionOn paper
AccessStatusOpen
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