Description | Thanks Harrison for his letter [NLB/36/132], and is aware the paper by Sir Robert Redding, was published in the Proccedings of the Royal Society XVII 1693 and titled 'A Letter from Sir Robert Redding, late Fellow of the R.S. concerning Pearl-Fishing in the North of Ireland; communicated to the Publisher by Dr. Lister R.S.S.'. Kunz requests a facsimile photograph of the last page with Redding's signature, and the page with Dr Martin Lister's signature.
Enclosed is a memo informing that Tiffany & Co have taken charge of the two copies of the photograph of the 'Redding page'. Enclosed is a memorandum written on blue paper for the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, referring to Kunz letter. enclosed is a notes asking if Sir Archibald Geikie would give permission for the photographic work, with a reply in a different hand stating that Kunz is a leading American authority on precious stones and permission should be given. Enclosed is a handwritten letter from A H Church, The Great Western Hotel, Oban, dated 25 August 1907, in which he remarks on the references Kunz alluded to for the papers. |