Record

RefNoMC/10/479
LevelItem
TitleLetter from John James Wild, 19 Gillespie Crescent, Edinburgh, to Dr J D [Joseph Dalton] Hooker, President of the Royal Society
Date27 December 1876
DescriptionForwarding a copy letter from him to the Secretary of the Treasury regarding the proposed publication of the results of the 'Challenger' expedition. Wild also addresses the perceived unjust treatment by the director of the civilian scientific staff.

[Enclosure is present, has an extent of 10p, each on a separate paper, labelled MC/10/479a-479j within the volume.]
Extent13p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7983Hooker; Sir; Joseph Dalton (1817 - 1911); botanist1817 - 1911
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