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RefNoMS/756/21
LevelItem
TitleDraft letters from Michael Foster, to R H Scott and M Janssen
Date[1883]
DescriptionFirst page: regrets the death of Professor H Smith and informs that the Council of the Royal Society has nominated General Strachey as chairman of the Meteorological committee. Second page: crossed out draft to Janssen. Third page: thanks him for his offer to afford accommodation in an expedition. Informs that due to unforseen circumstances the Royal Society had not been able to do more than send two photographers. Written on paper from the Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionPaper
AccessStatusOpen
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