Record

RefNoMC/14/39
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Reginald Earle Welby, Treasury Chambers, to the President of the Royal Society
CreatorWelby; Reginald Earle (1832-1915); 1st Baron Welby; British peer; Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
Date7 May 1885
DescriptionReplies to Mr [Michael] Foster's letter regarding 'the appropriation account of the government grant of £4000 for the advancement of science'. Welby has been directed by the Lord Commissioners of the Her Majesty's Treasury, to inform the Royal Society that they do not require more detailed accounts from the Society on their expenditure, and that the certificate provided is sufficient proof.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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