| Reference number | MC/14/95 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Sir Reginald Earle Welby, Treasury Chambers, to President of the Royal Society |
| Creator | Welby; Reginald Earle (1832-1915); 1st Baron Welby; British peer; Permanent Secretary to the Treasury |
| Date | 2 December 1885 |
| Description | Asks for further information as to why the President and Council of the Royal Society wish to make an expenditure of £1000 for observing the solar eclipse of 1886 referred to in Dr [Michael] Foster's letter, and remarks 'more specific statements' were made in relation to the eclipse of 1883. Welby requests a statement in general terms of the division of the grant of £4000 between the different branches of natural science in each year.
[For reply, see related records.] |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | NLB/1/33 |