Record

RefNoMC/15/47
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Charles Smith] Wilkinson, Government Geologist, Department of Mines, Sydney, to [Michael] Foster, Secretary of the Royal Society
CreatorWilkinson; Charles Smith (1843-1891)
Date11 July 1889
DescriptionRefers to Foster's letter of 21st May [NLB/3/365], requesting the loan of the original skull of Thylacopardus 'recently described by Sir Richard Owen'. Wilkinson informs Foster the request has been accepted. Includes an enclosure, consisting of one page, which details how and when the fossil was sent and arrived.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordNLB/3/365
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