Author:
Richard King, surgeon, Arctic traveller, later of the Ethnological Society
Publication details:
[Embossed stamp of the Ethnological Society] 4 Piccadilly, [London], 28 Feb. [no year].
One page, 12mo, embossed stamp slightly damaged, some staining but text clear and complete. "I perceive by your card that you were present & I much regret I did not know you. However I find you had some communication with Dr. Hodgkin & I am delighted to hear that we shall have you as a Member. I now return the charts & beg to return my sincere thanks for their use." This letter is from a colelction of letters addressed to James Wyld, cartographer. The Ethnological Society evolved from the Aborigines Protection Society and later evolved into the Royal Antropological Insitute.
