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RefNoCB/1/1/175
AltRefNoBLA.B.92
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Sir Joseph Banks to Charles Blagden
Date[6 August 1806]
DescriptionHas seen John King, who has sent a letter to him at Spring Grove thankfully receiving Blagden's acceptance of the office proposed to him. [Committee appointed to report to government on submarine warfare as proposed by Robert Fulton]. Is not to be put to any expense, will bring letter to town for him.
Extent1 sheet
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialItem 305, The Banks Letters, A Calendar of the manuscript correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks preserved in the British Museum... London, 1958.
See also BLA.B.106
RelatedRecordCB/1/1/189
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8116Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist1744 - 1820
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