Papers on Cook Medal, 1784

Component identifier:: Subseries MS 214
Content Summary:: Correspondence, subscription lists, invoices, receipts, balance sheets, diagrams, sketches concerning the medal struck by the Royal Society in honour of Captain. James Cook in 1784. The papers include the drafts of letters from Sir Joseph Banks to Mrs Elizabeth Cook, Benjamin Franklin and Lord Sandwich and letters acknowledging receipt of medals from Mrs Elizabeth Cook and W. Cook. (1 vol., 46ff.)
Processing information:: M1932

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Parent Restrictions:: Available for Access.
Parent Terms of Access:: Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from The Royal Society London.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia