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RefNoMC/14/58
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Thomas Villiers] Lister, Foreign Office, to the Secretary of the Royal Society
CreatorLister; Sir; Thomas Villiers (1832-1902); British diplomat
Date29 June 1885
DescriptionDirected by the Marquis of Salisbury to acknowledges the Secretary's letter regarding an application on behalf of the Council of the Royal Society for assistance from the British government 'on behalf of Professor [Charles Smart] Roy' and Mr [Charles Scott] Sherrington, who have been appointed by the Society to travel to Spain and investigate the outbreak of cholera in the country. Salisbury has sent a dispatch to British ministers in Madrid.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1416Roy; Charles Smart (1854 - 1897)1854 - 1897
NA8281Sherrington; Sir; Charles Scott (1857 - 1952)1857 - 1952
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