| RefNo | MC/11/11 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Mattw [Matthew] Collins to [Joseph Dalton Hooker], President of the Royal Society and to the Members |
| Creator | Collins; Matthew |
| Date | c. January 1877 |
| Description | Requesting the Society's help in legal proceedings against Dr Hart, vice-provost of Trinity College Dublin, as well as against the secretary of the Dublin Post Office for withholding £50 from him. Collins includes his new contact address in London.
[Enclosed to the letter is a newspaper cutting with an extent of 1p, written by Collins, describing his mistreatment in a psychiatric facility in Dublin, where he was sent by his wife. This is labelled MC/11/11a within the volume.] |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Typescript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7690 | Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883) | 1825 - 1883 |