RefNo | MM/7/138 |
Level | Item |
Title | Draft of a letter from Joseph Banks to William Pitt MP |
Date | 16 June 1793 |
Description | Stating the case of the Board of Longitude in the matter of 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. |
Extent | 3 sides |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |