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RefNoNLB/39/451
AltRefNoNLB/39 p279
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison to The Reverend A E Sorby
Date25 January 1909
Description'Dear Sir,
At a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society held on Thursday last it was resolved to accept the Trust created by the Will of the late Mr H C Sorby for the establishment of a Professorship or Scholarship.
As treasurer of the Royal Society I am empowered to receive the amount of Mr Sorby's legacy and to give a receipt for the same on behalf of the Society.'
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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