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RefNoNLB/35/24
AltRefNoNLB/35 p16
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Professor Simon Newcomb
Date4 April 1907
DescriptionHarrison acknowledges Newcomb's letter of 19 March, received the previous day. He hopes the parcel of Proceedings of the Royal Society, including those purchased from Grant in Edinburgh, and sent to Newcomb through Wesley, has arrived safely. Harrison outlines the costs incurred, including 30 shillings for the seven volumes from Grant and the cost of carriage from Edinburgh, amounting to £1, 11 shillings and six pence in total; stating that he has advanced this sum from the petty cash and asking that he be reimbursed whenever convenient.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
PhysicalDescriptionTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6276Newcomb; Simon (1835 - 1909)1835 - 1909
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