Letter, from George Thomas Napier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Government House, Capetown

Reference number: HS/13/63

Date: 26 January 1838

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets that the Herschels were not allowed in when they called; he had given strict instructions that they should be shown in immediately. Grieves to hear of the short stay of the Herschels. Would like to talk to him privately on the State and the policy pursued.

Reference number: HS/13/63
Earliest possible date: 26 January 1838
Page extent: 5 pages
Format: Manuscript
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George Thomas Napier

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George Thomas Napier, Letter, from George Thomas Napier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Government House, Capetown, 26 January 1838, HS/13/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_63/letter-from-george-thomas-napier-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-government-house-capetown, accessed on 16 July 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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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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