Record

RefNoMDA/C/35/33
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Archibald Geikie, 28 Jermyn Street, to Michael Foster
Date3 March 1897
DescriptionThe sum of £50 granted for the Hitchin exploration [for palaeolithic deposits], of which Clement Reid is to give an account tomorrow, proved more than enough. He returns a cheque for the unspent balance of £18 12s. 7d., with an account of expenditure and vouchers [not present].

Sir Archibald Geikie was awarded a grant of £50 from the Royal Society's Donation Fund in October 1895, 'to assist him in excavations at Hitchin'.
Extent3p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionOn paper
AccessStatusOpen
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