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RefNoMC/6/24b
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Richard Owen, British Museum, to W [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society
Date2 May 1859
DescriptionIn response to Sharpey's correspondence following the Governor of New South Wales' request for possible publications on botany, zoology, and geology from the British empire [see related records].
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
NotesThe reference number 24b follows a renumbering within the volume; it was originally numbered 76. Note that this record and its content are not related to MC/6/24.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMS/426/666
MC/6/22
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8083Owen; Sir; Richard (1804 - 1892)1804 - 1892
NA7273Sharpey; William (1802 - 1880)1802 - 1880
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