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RefNoMC/2/186
LevelItem
TitleLetter from John George Children, Secretary of the Royal Society, British Museum, to John William Lubbock, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Royal Society
Date4 November 1835
DescriptionAt the request of the [Duke of Sussex], President of the Royal Society, forwarding an extract of a letter addressed to Children regarding a possible resignation due to the President's declining eyesight and potential upcoming operation.

[Read by Council on 5 November 1835.]
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordCMP/1/48
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3175Children; John George (1777 - 1852); chemist1777 - 1852
NA7010Lubbock; Sir; John William (1803 - 1865)1803 - 1865
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