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Reference numberNLB/43/380
Alternative reference numberNLB/43 p232
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to S R Baskett, Evershot, Dorchester
Date18 December 1910
DescriptionRecords show that William Bosville was elected a Fellow in June 1792, but there is no mention of a Sir Henry Bosville. With regard to the the portrait of Sir Henry Bosville, Baskett mentions he is in the supposed dress of a President or Fellow of the Royal Society, and Harrison is not aware of their being any such distinctive dress for Fellows, although he believes the President wore a gown and a cocked hat.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
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