RefNo | MM/7/121 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from William Windham MP, Hill Street, to Sir Joseph Banks |
Date | 14 March 1793 |
Description | Denying that in seeking to reward Mudge he implies any reflection upon the Board of Longitude.
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 | 3 sides |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |