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Unpublished copy of letter, regarding reports on the wreck of HMS Thetis from W H [William Henry]Smyth to J G [John George] Children

Reference number: AP/18/5d

Date: 19 April 1834

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Report on papers by Thomas Dickinson and Frederick de Roos on operations for the recovery of stores and treasure from the wreck of HMS Thetis, in a cove on the island of Cape Frio [Cabo Frio].

Written by Smyth at Crescent, Bedford [England].

Reference number
AP/18/5d
Earliest possible date
19 April 1834
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Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished copy of letter, regarding reports on the wreck of HMS Thetis from W H [William Henry]Smyth to J G [John George] Children, 19 April 1834, AP/18/5d, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_18_5d/unpublished-copy-of-letter-regarding-reports-on-the-wreck-of-hms-thetis-from-w-h-william-henrysmyth-to-j-g-john-george-children, accessed on 15 July 2026

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