| Reference number | MC/8/28 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Willm B Carpenter, University of London, Burlington House, to Professor [William] Sharpey, [Secretary of the Royal Society] |
| Date | 21 March 1867 |
| Description | Regarding requests received by Carpenter from professors across the continent to obtain specimens of the eozoon fossil. Carpenter references a full catalogue of specimens he received from the Natural History Museum in Paris along with professors he has been in contact with. He applies for a £30 grant from the Donation Fund for Lapidary's research into the eozoon canadense as well as £10 to take multiple photographic copies of an enclosed photograph of Sir William Logan's specimen.
[Enclosure not present. The letter covers two papers, the second of which is labelled MC/8/28a within the volume.] |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA2869 | Carpenter; William Benjamin (1813 - 1885); naturalist | 1813 - 1885 |
| NA7273 | Sharpey; William (1802 - 1880) | 1802 - 1880 |