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RefNoMS/426/637
AltRefNoMS/426 p143
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from W [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society; [to the Secretary of H M Civil Service Commissioners]
Date9 June 1858
DescriptionIn regards to the application to use Burlington House for the examinations for Civil Appointments in India, which will continue for 3 weeks from 20 July, as the Council is unlikely to meet before the event, has asked the President. Informs that the rooms had been granted to the War department and the Royal Military Academy, which has since been cancelled as it would interfere with the examinations of the [Oxford] University. So the request has been granted.
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FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMC/5/351
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