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Reference numberNLB/22/336
Alternative reference numberNLB/22 p198
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Superintendent of Weights and Measures, Board of Trade (Standard Department), Old Palace Yard, Westminster, S.W.
Date25 April 1901
DescriptionAcknowledges their letter requesting that the parliamentary copy of the standard yard and pound deposited with the Royal Society be sent to the Officer of the Standards Department for comparison with other parliamentary copies, and informs them they can collect the standard yard and pound from the building next week.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript, very faded
Access statusOpen
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