| Reference number | MC/8/222 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Willm B [William Benjamin] Carpenter, University of London, Burlington House, to [Sir Edward Sabine], President of the Royal Society |
| Date | 18 June 1868 |
| Description | Regarding zoological and paleontological specimens acquired by the Swedish inspector of fisheries during deep-sea dredgings off the coast of Norway. Carpenter asks the Society to refer to the Admiralty a request for a ship to undertake such dredgings between Shetland and the Faroe Islands, as well as between the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Carpenter and Wyville Thomson further apply for £100 from the Donation Fund or the Government Grant Fund towards the necessary equipment.
[Enclosed communication with Wyville Thomson is present in volume as MC/8/202, see related record.] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | MC/8/202 |
| MC/8/233 |
| MC/8/337 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA2869 | Carpenter; William Benjamin (1813 - 1885); naturalist | 1813 - 1885 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |
| NA6353 | Thomson; Sir; Charles Thomas Wyville (1830 - 1882); naturalist | 1830 - 1882 |