| RefNo | MS/426/628 |
| AltRefNo | MS/426 p142 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from W [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Lord John Manners |
| Recipient | Manners; John James Robert (1818-1906); 7th Duke of Rutland; British aristocrat, landowner and politician |
| Date | 19 April 1858 |
| Description | Informs of the news that a substantial amount of earth was dug widening the area behind Burlington House in the year before last. These have been deposited on the roots of trees in the lawn of the House and have been found to be hazardous to them. Writes to the Office of Works to remove this soil. [See MS/426/647] |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | MS/426/647 |
| MC/5/341 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7273 | Sharpey; William (1802 - 1880); Anatomist and secretary of the Royal Society | 1802 - 1880 |