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Reference numberMC/2/56
LevelItem
TitleLetter from William Prout, Sackville Street, to John George Children, Secretary of the Royal Society
Date22 October 1832
DescriptionResponding to Children's letter, dated 16 October, regarding his nomination to be elected to the Council. Prout cites other commitments as a reason to decline this nomination.
[Entered into Vol. 11, p.329 of Council Minutes]
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueMC/2/48
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA3175Children; John George (1777 - 1852); chemist1777 - 1852
NA1335Prout; William (1785 - 1850)1785 - 1850
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