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Reference numberMC/14/251
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Lyon Playfair, 68 Onslow Gardens, South Kensington, to President, The Royal Society
CreatorPlayfair; Lyon (1818-1898); 1st Baron Playfair; British scientist; politician
Date6 July 1887
DescriptionRegarding the Royal Society's letter concerning 'the address'. Playfair suggests it should be addressed to the Secretary of State for Home Affairs and not the Lord Chamberlain, and remarks on his dislike of the 'latter paragraph'.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8270Playfair; Lyon (1818 - 1898); 1st Baron Playfair1818 - 1898
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