| Date Note | References Henry Grey Benett who became President in 1813 |
| Administrative History | The letter is likely to have been addressed to one of the Secretaries of the time, either Arthur Aikin (served 1812-1817) or Leonard Horner (1810-1814). The specimens referred to in the letter are recorded as "Specimens of the Calcaire d'eau douce, and of the Meulicre d'eau douce from the neighbourhood of Paris", given by Comte de Bournon, 5 June 1812. |
| Publication Note | Read before the Society, 5 Mar 1813. See also: Webster, T, "On the Fresh-water Formations in the Isle of Wight, with some Observations on the Strata over the Chalk in the South-east part of England", 'Transactions of the Geological Society of London', vol 2 (1814), pp161-254. |