Record

RefNoMM/7/130
LevelItem
TitleLetter from George Shuckburgh-Evelyn to Sir Joseph Banks
Date21 April 1793
DescriptionInforming Banks that he has seen Windham who has told him of his design to appoint all the members of the Parliamentary Committee to investigate Mudge's petition.

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.
Extent1 side
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8358Shuckburgh-Evelyn; Sir; George Augustus William (1751 - 1804); mathematician1751 - 1804
NA8116Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist1744 - 1820
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