Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Messrs Sotheby and Co.; 34 New Bond Street, W.1. Informs Messrs Sotheby and Co. that the Royal Society has few details concerning former Fellows prior to around 1800. Gives information about the Reverend Samuel Harper (elected FRS 1766), and advises that they write to the British Museum for more information. 24 October 1925