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LevelItem
TitleLetter from Joseph Henry Kay, Captain Royal Navy, Melbourne, Victoria, to [Walter White], Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society
Date21 May 1873
DescriptionStating that his rank is 'Captain' and asking for it to be corrected on the list of Fellows of the Royal Society. Kay additionally requests a new list of Fellows to verify people's claims to the initials 'FRS'.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA4898Kay; Joseph Henry (1814 - 1875)1814 - 1875
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