| Reference number | MM/7/106 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from George Shuckburgh-Evelyn to Sir Joseph Banks |
| Date | 2 May |
| Description | Informing Banks that that Windham has fixed Thursday 3 May for the sitting of the Mudge Committee.
Thomas Mudge petitioned Parliament after his Father's instrument to determine Longitude was awarded £500. Mudge believed it should have claimed the higher sums offered by the Board of Longitude and blamed Nevil Maskelyne for this. |
| Extent | 1 side |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |
| NA8358 | Shuckburgh-Evelyn; Sir; George Augustus William (1751 - 1804); mathematician | 1751 - 1804 |