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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
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28 August 1849
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4 pages
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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 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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