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Reference numberNLB/15/306
Alternative reference numberNLB/15 p183
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Michael Foster, to the Under Secretary of State (Commercial Department), Foreign Office, S.W.
Date3 August 1897
DescriptionIn reply to the Under Secretary's letter of the 27th, Foster is directed to ask the Under Secretary to convey to the Marquis of Salisbury the thanks of the Society for his courtesy in placing alternative courses before them, and they wish to recommend that the present President of the Royal Society, Lord Lister, being willing, should serve on the Royal Commission for the Paris Exhibition.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionManuscript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
NA8069Lister; Joseph (1827 - 1912); 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis; surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery1827 - 1912
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