RefNo | MC/3/3 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from Captain William Manning, Effingham Lodge near Leatherhead, to Dr. Peter Mark Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society |
Date | 21 January 1839 |
Description | Forwarding a copy of a letter written by Manning to the First Lord of the Admiralty, Viscount Melville, in 1822. Manning attaches this in response to an interview between the Royal Society and Viscount Melbourne in Downing Street regarding the upcoming Antarctic expedition and necessary equipment for magnetic observations. [Enclosure is present and attached to the original letter. It is labelled MC/3/3a in the volume.] |
Extent | 7p |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA6616 | Roget; Peter Mark (1779 - 1869); physician and philologist | 1779 - 1869 |