<manuscript on printed form letter>

Royal Society’s Apartments,

7^th. July 1840.

Sir,

I am directed to request the favour of your attendance at a Meeting of the Committee of Physics &c “To take into consideration a letter from the Astronomer “Royal to the President relative to the proposed “establishment of a Magnetic and Meteorological “Observatory and the President’s reply thereto”

to be held at Somerset House, on Thursday next

the 9th instant

at five o’clock.

I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,

M^r D^d. Roberton
Assistant Secretary.

H^y. Fox Talbot, Esq^re

H^y. Fox Talbot, Esq^re
31. Sackville Street.
N.S.