Letter, from Robert Moffat to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kuruman
Reference number: HS/13/46
Date: 20 May 1862
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Has instructed the printers to send John Frederick William Herschel proofs of Robert Moffat's book on the phonetic alphabet. [Note by John Frederick William Herschel: 'sent the first proofs to France.']
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- HS/13/46
- Earliest possible date
- 20 May 1862
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- 5 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert Moffat, Letter, from Robert Moffat to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kuruman, 20 May 1862, HS/13/46, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_46/letter-from-robert-moffat-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-kuruman, accessed on 09 August 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 13 M miscellaneous-Plana
1812-1869 Reference number: HS/13
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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