| RefNo | MS/425/640 |
| Previous numbers | MS/425/628 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, JDR [John David Roberton], to Jas [James C] Melvill, East India Company |
| Creator | Roberton; John David (fl.1820s-1840s); British assistant secretary of the Royal Society |
| Recipient | Melvill; Sir James Cosmo (1792-1861); British East India Company servant |
| Date | 21 February 1840 |
| Description | He is instructed by Mr [John William] Lubbock to transmit the enclosed letter for the Rajah of Travancore, which he was kind enough to offer to forward. |
| Extent | 1p. [p.295] |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |