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DIRECTIONS 
RESPECTING 
THE READING ROOM 
OF THE 
BRITISH MUSEUM. 
The Reading Room of the Museum is open from Ten till Four, 
every Day, except on Sundays, and for one Week at Christmas, 
Easter, and Whitsuntide; except also on the 30th of January, 
Ash-Wednesday, Good-Friday, 5th of November, and any Fast 
or Thanksgiving Days. 
Persons desirous of Admission are to send in their Applications 
in writing (specifying their Christian and Surnames, Rank or Pro¬ 
fession, and Places of Abode) to the Principal Librarian, or, in 
his Absence, to the Senior Under Librarian, who will either im¬ 
mediately admit such persons, or lay their Applications before the 
next General Meeting, or Committee of the Trustees. But as it 
might be dangerous , in so populous a Metropolis as London to 
admit perfect Strangers , it is expected that every Person who ap¬ 
plies should produce a Recommendation satisfactory to a Trustee 
or an Officer of the House . Applications defective in this respect 
will not be attended to. 
Permission will in general be granted for Six Months; and at 
the Expiration of this Term, fresh Application is to be made for a 
Renewal. 
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