| Reference number | MC/5/315 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Viscount Enfield, [George Byng], Wrotham Park, Barnet, to the Secretary of the Royal Society |
| Date | 22 November 1857 |
| Description | Requesting permission to have Mr Hayes copy a portrait of Isaac Newton for him. Enfield vouches for Hayes' talent and competence.
[Affirmative response from William Sharpey, secretary, on 1 December 1857.] |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | MS/426/610 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA4880 | Byng; George Stevens (1806 - 1886); 2nd Earl of Stafford | 1806 - 1886 |
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |