Record

RefNoNLB/1/253
AltRefNoNLB/1 p194
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Herbert Rix, to Colonel Henry Schaw RE, Deputy Director of Works for Fortification, War Office
Date6 November 1886
DescriptionReferring to Royal Society Secretary, Dr [Michael] Foster's letter of 23 October in answer to Schaw's of 21 September, Rix returns Captain Dickinson's report [concerning borings in the Delta of the Nile] as desired. It was retained for a time in order to be copied.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialFor Dr Foster's letter see NLB/1/227
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