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RefNoNLB/32/687
AltRefNoNLB/32 p394
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Lord Rayleigh [John William Strutt], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir Arthur Bigge
Date7 May 1906
Description'Sir,
I shall be much obliged if you will place the enclosed card of invitation for the Royal Society's Soirée on Wednesday May 9th, before his Highness the Prince of Wales, and express to him on behalf of myself and the Council the great gratification it would give us and the Fellows generally if His Highness would honour us with his presence on this occasion.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Rayleigh
President R.S. [Royal Society]'.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
PhysicalDescriptionTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6090Strutt; John William (1842 - 1919); 3rd Baron Rayleigh1842 - 1919
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