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Reference numberMC/16/346
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [William Henry] Flower, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, South Kensington, to Professor Michael Foster
CreatorFlower; Sir; William Henry (1831-1899); British surgeon; anatomist
Date11 November 1896
DescriptionFlower encloses a letter from Dr Forsyth Major to be presented to the President and Council of the Royal Society [MC/16/347], with a request for authorisation to distribute the collection. Flower remarks on the specimens Major collected, and the increased expenses resulting in the political unrest of [Madagascar]. The funds given to Major from the Government Grant Committee have been 'expended' and he is now without resources to live on, while working on the scientific results of the expedition. The British Museum has also paif £111 for the transport of the collections from Madagascar.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueMC/16/347
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA5526Flower; Sir; William Henry (1831 - 1899)1831 - 1899
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
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