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Reference numberNLB/2/851
Alternative reference numberNLB/2 p416
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Herbert Rix, to Dr Richard Quain, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date23 November 1888
DescriptionAt the meeting of the Dinner Committee, Quain was appointed to chose the wines with Mr Joseph Norman Lockyer and Dr Percy Faraday Frankland. Lockyer has agreed to arrange the champagne, leaving Quain and Frankland to choose the other wines. Rix asks Quain to arrange a time to meet Frankland at Willis's Rooms to chose the clarets and other wines. Quain is to let Lockyer know the details of that meeting, in case he wishes to join them

Rix reminds Quain not to delay as the dinner is on 30 November.
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FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
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