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RefNoMS/425/657
Previous numbersMS/425/645
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, [Marquess of] Northampton, Rl Socy [Royal Society], to Viscount Palmerston
Date19 November 1840
DescriptionHe transmits a resolution from the Physical Committee of the Royal Society, approved by Council. The information is to be forwarded to the Government of HM the King of Belgians.
Extent1p. [p.308]
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionOn paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA2272Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton; British patron of science and the arts1790 - 1851
NA2495Temple; Henry John (1784 - 1865); 3rd Viscount Palmerston; British prime minister1784 - 1865
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