Minutes of meeting, 19 January 1786
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SAL/02/021/008
Title
Minutes of meeting, 19 January 1786
Date
19/1/1786
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Item
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The following Fellow was admitted to the Society: Edward Bearcroft
O.S. Brereton exhibits two copper Celts found in Wales.
Edward Bridgen presents two small brass coins found during the making of a new sewer in Lombard Street, London [Please note that the name Bridgen is repeatedly misspelt as Bridger in the old Minute books Index].
The Society agrees to discharge expense of engraving the drawing of the Procession of Edward VI from the Tower of London to Westminster previous to his Coronation; and to having an outline taken of the three remaining historical pictures at Cowdry; both measures carried on a ballot.
Opinions of Rev. Dr. Glass on use of word Taboo in the Isles of the Pacific Ocean, being originally Hebrew
Books presented: A MS copy of the Standing Wardrobe at Denmark House in 1628
O.S. Brereton exhibits two copper Celts found in Wales.
Edward Bridgen presents two small brass coins found during the making of a new sewer in Lombard Street, London [Please note that the name Bridgen is repeatedly misspelt as Bridger in the old Minute books Index].
The Society agrees to discharge expense of engraving the drawing of the Procession of Edward VI from the Tower of London to Westminster previous to his Coronation; and to having an outline taken of the three remaining historical pictures at Cowdry; both measures carried on a ballot.
Opinions of Rev. Dr. Glass on use of word Taboo in the Isles of the Pacific Ocean, being originally Hebrew
Books presented: A MS copy of the Standing Wardrobe at Denmark House in 1628
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