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  <dc:title>Letter from Willm B [William Benjamin] Carpenter, Gawthrope Hall, Burnley, Lancashire, to [Joseph Dalton Hooker], President of the Royal Society</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Agreeing with [John] Gwyn Jeffrey's proposal to continue exploration along the European borders of the Atlantic Ocean. Carpenter reflects on the previous successes of the 'Porcupine' and 'Challenger' expeditions and also announces his plans to propose a scheme for a complete physical and biological exploration of the seas around the British Isles. 

[The letter covers two papers, the second of which is labelled MC/11/143a within the volume.] </dc:description>
  <dc:date>c. January 1878</dc:date>
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