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Reference numberMC/14/141
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Sir William Henry Flower, British Museum, South Kensington, to the Secretary of the Royal Society
CreatorFlower; Sir; William Henry (1831-1899); British surgeon; anatomist
Date29 July 1886
Description'Sir, I had the honour to lay before the Trustees of the British Museum at their meeting last Saturday the duplicate works, enumerated in the accompanying list, which the President and Council of the Royal Society have been so good as to present to them.
The Trustees directed me to request that you would convey to the President and Council of the Royal Society the expression of their special thanks for these works, which were very desirable acquisitions to the Library of this Museum.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant, W H Flower'.

Enclosed is a the list of works, consisting of three manuscript pages.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA5526Flower; Sir; William Henry (1831 - 1899)1831 - 1899
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