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Expand 1 - Domestic Manuscripts Volume 11 - Domestic Manuscripts Volume 1
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1 - Loyal address from the Royal Society to King George III
2 - Fragment of an "address of condolence" in Sir Joseph Banks's hand
3 - Letter from James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
4 - Letter from the Lord Chamberlain to the Duke of Sussex
5 - 'Address from His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex to His Majesty King William IVth'
6 - 'Notice of the attendance of the President & Council at St James's March 10th 1831'
7 - 'Address to the Queen Adelaide' from the Duke of Sussex
8 - Queen Adelaide's reply to the Duke of Sussex's address
9 - Declaration of the Duke of Sussex as President of the Royal Society under the Act 9 GEO IV cap 17
10 - On the adjournment of a meeting of the Royal Society, following the death of HRH
11 - Letter from William Chambers
12 - Letter from Edward Bridgen to Joseph Banks
13 - Letter from Edward Bridgen, Paternoster
14 - Letter from J Robinson, Treasury, to Sir William Chambers
15 - Letter from William Chambers to Joseph Banks
16 - Letter from William Chambers, Berners Street, to Joseph Banks
17 - Letter from William Chambers to Joseph Banks
18 - Letter from William Chambers to Joseph Banks
19 - Draft letter from Joseph Banks, Soho Square, to Sir William Chambers
20 - Draft letter from Joseph Banks, Soho Square, to Sir William Chambers
21 - Letter from William Chambers to Joseph Banks
22 - Letter from John Robinson, Treasury Chambers, to Joseph Banks
23 - Draft letter in Joseph Banks's hand
24A - Draft of letter from Benjamin Charles Stephenson, Office of Works, to William Hyde Wollaston
24B - Draft letter from William Hyde Wollaston to Benjamin Charles Stephenson, Office of Works
25 - Letter from Benjamin Charles Stephenson, Office of Works, to John Frederick William Herschel
26 - Copy of letter from TS Rice, Treasury, Treasury Chambers, to President, Royal Society
27 - Draft of letter from J G Children, British Museum, to T Spring Rice, Treasury
28 - Letter from the Duke of Sussex, Kensington Palace, to Treasury
29 - Letter from the Duke of Sussex, Kensington Palace, to Francis Baily
30 - Letter from the Duke of Sussex, Kensington Palace, GB Greenough
31 - Letter from J Stewart, Treasury, to the Secretary, Royal Society
32 - 'Specification of Works to be done in Alterations and Additions to the Rooms of the Royal Society Somerset House agreeable to plans marked no. 1'
33 - C Brown (for Kings Remembrancer), 'Memorandum about handing over rooms in Somerset House to the Royal Society'
34 - 'Memorandum about rooms being set aside by the Royal Society for the use of the Royal Astronomical Society'
35 - Letter from F Baring (for Treasury), Treasury Chambers, to the Duke of Sussex
36 - Letter from C Brown (for Kings Remembrancer), Kings Remembrancer Office, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
37 - Letter from Robert Peel, Whitehall, to President, Royal Society
38 - Copy of a Treasury Minute
39 - Report of the Lottery Office Committee
40A - Extract from a minute of a meeting of the Geological Society
40B - Letter from WJ Broderip, 20 Bedford Street, to P M Roget
41 - Letter from Browne (for Westminster Fire Office), Bedford Street, Covent Garden, to Sir Joseph Banks
42 - Letter from Alexander Aubert, Austin Friars, to Sir Joseph Banks
43 - Letter from Phoenix Fire Office to the President and Council
44 - 'Proposals from the Phoenix Fire Office of Lombard Street and Charing Cross for insuring houses...'
45 - Listing the members of Arundel Manuscripts Committee
46 - References to the minutes of Council of the Royal Society relating to the proposed exchange of the Arundel Manuscripts
47 - Letter from P M Roget, Royal Society, to British Museum
48 - Extract of minutes from a meeting of the British Museum Trustees, relating to the Arundel manuscripts
49 - Letter from J Forshall, British Museum Trustees, to P M Roget
50 - Draft of a letter from P M Roget, Royal Society
51 - Letter from Henry Ellis, British Museum, to P M Roget
52 - Minutes of meetings of the Arundel Manuscripts Committee
53 - Letter from Payne & Foss, Pall Mall, to P M Roget
54 - Letter from Payne & Foss, Pall Mall, to P M Roget
55 - Draft of a letter from P M Roget to the British Museum
56 - Letter from J Forshall (British Museum Trust), British Museum, to P M Roget
57 - Minutes of meetings of the Arundel Manuscripts Committee
58 - Letter from P M Roget to Henry Ellis
59 - Letter from J Forshall, British Museum Trust, to P M Roget
60 - There is no Number 60 in this volume, due to an error in numbering
61 - Extract from minutes of a meeting of the British Museum Trustees
62 - Copy of a letter from P M Roget, Royal Society, to J Forshall, British Museum
63 - Memorandum giving the valuation of certain books by Payne & Foss
64 - Letter from J Forshall, British Museum, to P M Roget
65 - Letter from H Ellis, British Museum, to P M Roget
66 - Letter from Davies Gilbert to P M Roget
67 - Minutes of a meeting of the Arundel Manuscripts Committee
68 - Printed circular letter from P M Roget
69 - Minutes of meetings of the Arundel Manuscripts Committee
70 - Minutes of meetings of the Arundel Manuscripts Committee
71 - Financial statement re exchange of books and manuscripts with the British Museum
72 - Minute of a meeting of the Arundel Manuscripts Committee
73 - A list of books
74 - Letter from Henry Ellis, British Museum, to J G Children
75 - Minutes of a meeting of a sub-committee of the Arundel Manuscripts Committee
76 - Minutes of a meeting of a sub-committee of the Arundel Manuscripts Committee
77 - Copy of letter from P M Roget, Royal Society, to Henry Ellis
78 - Copy of letter from Peter Mark Roget, Royal Society, to J B Bailliere
79 - Letter from H Bailliere, London, to J W Lubbock
80 - 'Ouvrages Incomplets from the British Museum', Bailliere
81 - Letter from J Forshall, Treasurer, British Museum, to the Royal Society
82 - Minutes from a meeting of the Arundel Manuscripts Committee
83 - 'Pour completer les ouvrages recus du British Museum a la Societe Royale', Bailliere
84 - Letter from J Forshall, British Museum, to P M Roget
85 - Minutes from a meeting of the Arundel Manuscripts Committee
86 - Copy of a letter from P M Roget, Royal Society, to J Forshall, British Museum
87 - Letter from J Forshall, British Museum, to J W Lubbock
88 - Letter from J Forshall, British Museum, to J W Lubbock
89 - J Forshall, Receipt for 55 volumes of Oriental manuscripts
90 - Letter from J Forshall, British Museum, to J W Lubbock
91 - 'Prix des differents Ouvrages qui composent les Voyages de Humboldt'
92 - Copy of letter from H Bailliere, Royal Society Apartments, to J W Lubbock
93 - List of books, Bailliere
94 - Copy of letter from Stephen Lee to John Pond
95 - Letter from Thomas Taylor (for Astronomer Royal), Royal Observatory, to Stephen Lee
96 - Copy of letter from Stephen Lee, Royal Society, to John Pond
97 - Letter from John Pond, Royal Observatory, to Stephen Lee
98 - This appears to be the Astronomer Royal's reply to Stephen Lee's animadversions
99 - 'Statement addressed to the President & Council of the Royal Society respecting the value of the Greenwich observations for 1822'
100 - 'Statement addressed to the President & Council of the Royal Society respecting the value of the Greenwich observations for 1822'
101 - A list of stars
102 - Letter from Stephen Lee, Royal Society, to John Frederick William Herschel
103 - Minutes of a meeting of Lee's Charges Committee
104 - Minutes of a meeting of Lee's Charges Committee
105 - Minutes of a meeting of Lee's Charges Committee
106 - Preamble to a report of the Lee's Charges Committee
107 - Copy of a letter from Stephen Lee, Somerset House, to JW Croker
108 - Copy of letter from John Barrow, Admiralty Office, to Stephen Lee
109 - Letter from JW Croker, Admiralty Office, to William Thomas Brande
110 - Letter from Stephen Lee, Somerset House, to the President & Council of the Royal Society
111 - Copy of financial statement by J Harrison, prepared in connection with Stephen Lee's resignation from the position of Assistant Secretary to the Royal Society
112 - Signed statement by Davies Gilbert re Sir Thomas Lawrence's portrait of Sir Humphry Davy
113 - 'An inventory of the Goods...of Mr Newton on the premises of No 3 Duke Street Manchester Square'
114 - Receipt for redemption money and portrait of Sir Humphry Davy
115 - Letter from Jane Davy to the Royal Society
116 - Extracts from minutes of meetings of the Royal Society re election of the Prince of Wales to the Fellowship of the Royal Society
117 - Fragmentary notes by Joseph Banks
118 - Letter from Lord Southampton, Stanhope Street, to Sir Joseph Banks
119 - Letter from Lord Southampton, Stanhope Street, to Sir Joseph Banks
120 - Letter from Lord Southampton, Stanhope Street, to Dr Lockman
121 - Letter from Lord Southampton, Fitzroy Farm, to Sir Joseph Banks
122 - Letter from Dr Lockman, Wigmore Street, to Sir Joseph Banks
123 - A list of scientific instruments
124 - 'Account of Instruments, Apparatus and Coins belonging to the Royal Society'
125 - Sheet of notes regarding the Huygens object-glass
126 - List of instruments
127 - 'Instruments belonging to the Royal Society'
128 - Lists of instruments
129 - List of instruments
130 - List of instruments, titled 'Instruments sent to St Helena Transit 1761'
131 - Lists or parts of lists of instruments
132 - Lists of instruments
133 - 'Remarks by Mr Simms'
134 - Astronomical Society of London, 'Regulations of the Council relative to the disposal of the Society's Instruments'
135 - Letter from William Tooke, Grays Inn, to J F W Herschel
136 - Copy of the Petition presented to William IV by the Royal Society of Literature soliciting a charter of Incorporation
137 - Letter from William Thomas Brande, Royal Society, to William Tooke
138 - Letter from William Tooke, Grays Inn, to W T Brande
139 - Letter from Royal Society, to William Tooke
140 - Letter from William Thomas Brande, Royal Society, to Attorney General
141 - Letter from Attorney General, Lincolns Inn, to the President & Fellows of the Royal Society
142 - Letter from JS Copley to the President & Fellows of the Royal Society
143 - Certificate in favour of M Dehorne being elected to the Fellowship
144 - Candidates certificate in favour of John Bernouilli being elected to the Fellowship
145 - Candidate's certificate in favour of Nicholas Joseph Jacquin, by John Ingenhousz
146 - Copy of a petition for a Royal charter of incorporation for the University of London
147 - Copy of a petition from Sir James South for a Royal charter of incorporation
148 - Notes on the life of Sir Charles Bell
149 - 'HRH the President 4th August 1838. Enclosing the seals of the RS affixed to the Diploma of the Grand Duke of Tuscany...'
150 - Note about the expenses of observing the Transits of Venus of 1761 and 1769
151 - Sketch of a design for the Rumford Medal
152 - Draft memorial representing the advantages which would accrue if all the scientific societies were "juxtaposed in some central and convenient locality"
153 - Memorial by Henry John Nelson about a rent or a fee
154 - Memorial by Henry John Nelson about a rent or a fee
155 - Draft of a testimonial in favour of Zachariah Williams's Tables of Magnetical Variations
156 - Note about some papers by Sir Isaac Newton in the collection of the Earl of Portsmouth
157 - Form of a 'New Oath of Abjuration'
158 - Address from Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, to Puankhequa, Chief of the Cohong, at Canton
159 - GF Tupper, 'Estimate of Facsimile & Printing Sir Isaac Newton's Letters in Lithograph'
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