Letter. 1909.

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Letter. 1909.

A.L.S. (1909 Nov. 19, London) to [Grove-]Hills, Treasurer of the Royal Astrological Society, resigning his membership on letterhead of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907. The date the letter was received and acknowledged is noted at the top.

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