Miscellaneous correspondence and papers
- Date:
- 1753-1815
- Reference:
- MS.5218
- Part of:
- Banks, Sir Joseph (1743-1820) Baronet Naturalist
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, including a draft letter from Banks to George III in 1782, petitioning for salary on behalf of the botanist Francis Masson (1741-1805).
Publication/Creation
1753-1815
Physical description
20 items
Acquisition note
Various accession nos.
Notes
This was previously classified as a manuscript and re-classified as an archive collection during the Wellcome Collection Systems Transformation Programme in 2026.
Finding aids
Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores