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RefNoMC/15/214
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Henry James] Chaney, Superintendent of Weights and Measures, Board of Trade (Standards Department), 7 Old Palace Yard, to the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, Burlington House
CreatorChaney; Henry James (1842-1906)
Date21 October 1891
DescriptionAn officer of the [Standards Department] will 'attend at the offices of the Royal Society' tomorrow to remove the parliamentary copies of the standard yard and standard pound.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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