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Letter from Cyril Longhurst, National Antarctic Expedition, 1 Savile Row, to A B [Alfred Bray] Kempe

Reference number: MS/547/4/52

Date: 31 December 1900

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Asks Kempe to sign the enclosed cheques to Dr Koettlitz for £44.14.9, T Hodgson Esq. for £32.8.8, Commander R F Scott for £32.5.0, Professor J E Gregory for £31.0.0, E A Wilson Esq. for £23.8.0, Lieutenant C Royds for £15.4.2, and R Skelton Esq. for £15.4.2. Mr [Edward] Cocks states that these must be signed by Kempe in the usual matter, as the new scheme suggested by the Finance Committee will not start until Kempe and Cocks meet in the new year.

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MS/547/4/52
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31 December 1900
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Cyril Longhurst, Letter from Cyril Longhurst, National Antarctic Expedition, 1 Savile Row, to A B [Alfred Bray] Kempe, 31 December 1900, MS/547/4/52, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_547_4_52/letter-from-cyril-longhurst-national-antarctic-expedition-1-savile-row-to-a-b-alfred-bray-kempe, accessed on 15 October 2026

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