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RefNoMA/36/5
Previous numbersMA.36
LevelItem
TitleLetter from John Barrow, Admiralty, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget
CreatorBarrow; Sir John (1764-1848); British civil servant, geographer, and writer
RecipientRoget; Peter Mark (1779-1869); British physician and philologist
Date1 October 1840
DescriptionOn behalf of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, he forwards meteorological observations from Plymouth, Montserrat, to be laid before President and Council of the Royal Society.
Extent4p. [pp.2-4 blank]
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
Dimensions318x203mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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