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Reference numberMS/427/48
Alternative reference numberMS/427 p10
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from [William] Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society; to the Rt. Hon. [William Ewart] Gladstone, Combe Bank, Sevenoaks
Date15 July 1880
DescriptionInforms that the Presidents of the Royal College of Physician and Royal College of Surgeons have applied to visit Parliament with deputations on the subject of the Vaccination Bill, currently being debated. [William] Spottiswoode asks to bring a deputation from the Royal Society, if Gladstone will receive them.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7690Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883); mathematician and physicist1825 - 1883
NA5935Gladstone; William Ewart (1809 - 1898); Prime Minister and author1809 - 1898
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