Record

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TitleCopy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir Lyon Playfair, [Fellow of the Royal Society]
Date11 November 1891
Description'Stokes Portrait Fd [Fund]
Dear Sir Lyon,
Sir Henry Roscoe thought we shd [should] make a further appeal, as we have not yet quite enough money, & I wrote the accompanying letters for your signature last August. I found, however, that you were away. If you will now sign them, we will alter the date, and they shall be sent to some of the Fellows who have not yet responded.
Yours truly
Herbert Rix
Asst Sec RS [Assistant Secretary, Royal Society]'.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8270Playfair; Lyon (1818 - 1898); 1st Baron Playfair1818 - 1898
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