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RefNoMS/426/64
AltRefNoMS/426 p
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from [John William] Lubbock, Treasurer of the Royal Society; to Mr. Bailliere
Date11 October 1842
DescriptionConcerning the discrepancies with the book sale [See MS/426/63]. States Bailliere's explanations will be brought before the Council, but if they find it as unsatisfactory as Lubbok has, Bailliere will never work for the Royal Society again. States that when the expenses are all settled, a refund of £30. 0. 5. will be sort. Reminds Bailliere, his commission was to purchase the copies of books in the sale, not provide copies from his own stock. [See MS/426/65]
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMS/426/63
MS/426/68
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