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RefNoMS/426/1030
AltRefNoMS/426 p.244
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, B H [Burlington House], to J W [John Whitaker] Hulke
CreatorWhite; Walter (1811-1893); British librarian and writer
RecipientHulke; John Whitaker (1830-1895); British surgeon
Date29 June 1866
DescriptionWhite informs Hulke of the approval of his application to copy the drawings in his papers on the retina of reptiles, and notes that he may access the drawings any day. However, as the drawings are bound in volumes in the archives, the artist will have to be sent to the Royal Society in order for the copies to be made.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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