Letter, from George Thomas Napier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brussels
Reference number: HS/13/74
Date: 28 August 1849
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been wandering over Europe for the last two years and has only just heard of John Frederick William Herschel's gift of his Cape Results. Is grateful for the gift and the memories it invokes. Comments on the present political scene at the Cape.
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- HS/13/74
- Earliest possible date
- 28 August 1849
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Thomas Napier, Letter, from George Thomas Napier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brussels, 28 August 1849, HS/13/74, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_74/letter-from-george-thomas-napier-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-brussels, accessed on 14 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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