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Basil Hall

Naval officer and author

Born: 31 December 1788

Died: 11 September 1844

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 28/03/1816

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Margaret Herschel

Botanical artist

Born: 1810

Died: 1884

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Basil Hall

Margaret Herschel

Autograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. P.S. Has received her letter regarding travel home via Rio and will endeavor to find out the answers and send letters of recommendation later; is now in Paris. Hopes to send a copy of a small book he has written. Hoped to include something from D. F. J. Arago but it has not arrived yet. The French are unpunctual.

Sender: Basil Hall , Basil Hall Reference number: HS/9/196