| RefNo | MS/426/537 |
| AltRefNo | MS/426 p124 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from W [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Edwin Canton |
| Date | 28 April 1855 |
| Description | Has the pleasure to inform the liberal thanks of the President and Council for the autographed letters of [Benjamin] Franklin, [Joseph] Priestley and [Joseph] Banks. This includes the communication from [Joseph] Banks to Mr John Canton regarding 'elastic substance', which was read out to the Council. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5672 | Canton; John (1718 - 1772); natural philosopher | 1718 - 1772 |
| NA5717 | Banks; Joseph (1695 - 1741) | 1695 - 1741 |
| NA7974 | Franklin; Benjamin (1706 - 1790) | 1706 - 1790 |
| NA8274 | Priestley; Joseph (1733 - 1804) | 1733 - 1804 |