Record

RefNoMC/11/142
LevelItem
TitleLetter from John Evans, Nash Mills, Hemel Hempsted, to T H [Thomas Henry] Huxley, [Secretary of the Royal Society]
CreatorEvans; Sir; John (1823-1908); British numismatist
Date31 December 1877
DescriptionApplying for a grant of £200 to partially fund A Everett's proposed cave explorations in Borneo. Evans vouches for Everett's work ethic and would himself supply the remaining funds through private subscription and other means.

[The letter covers two papers, the second of which is labelled MC/11/142a within the volume.]
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordP/0063
MC/11/92
MC/11/97
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1686Evans; Sir; John (1823 - 1908)1823 - 1908
NA8243Huxley; Thomas Henry (1825 - 1895)1825 - 1895
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