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RefNoMS/427/257
AltRefNoMS/427 p50
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TitleCopy letter from [William] Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society; to Leonard H. Courtney Esq. MP
Date9 February 1883
DescriptionAcknowledges letter giving the news that the Lords of the Treasury will be willing to modify the proposed Eclipse Expedition. Accepts the £500 and the conditions, asks for a Paymaster General order or for the money to be deposited to Messrs. Roberts, Lubbock & Co.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialhttps://doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1883.0037
RelatedRecordMC/12/303
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