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RefNoMS/426/138
AltRefNoMS/426 p65
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Prof E [Edward] Forbes
Date16 June 1845
DescriptionInforms of a visit by a Quaker holding Forbes' card this morning, wishing to see the apartments. This was granted and a Clerk pointed out objects of interest, who the visitor then tried to tip. Explains, so Forbes can pass it on to his friends, that the Royal Society is not a public exhibition with a paying fee.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7641Forbes; Edward (1815 - 1854); naturalist1815 - 1854
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