Record

Reference numberNLB/27/492
Alternative reference numberNLB/27 p293
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Lord Joseph Lister, [Fellow of the Royal Society]
Date8 October 1903
DescriptionA letter in Lister's envelope for Sir M Foster has arrived this morning, marked 'private'. Hesitates to send it on as he has heard nothing from Foster since the beginning of last week, though he has written to Venice. Asks if Lister would like his letter sent on to Venice or whether it should be kept till Foster returns around 14 October.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8069Lister; Joseph (1827 - 1912); 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis; surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery1827 - 1912
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