Letter, from Edward Sabine to Benjamin Collins Brodie [the elder], dated at 13 Ashley Place

Reference number: HS/15/251

Date: 12 November 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Plan of Colonial Office submitted to Royal Society [of London] does not yet have a 'definite or practical shape.' Recommends John Frederick William Herschel as best person to aid in matter.

Reference number: HS/15/251
Earliest possible date: 12 November 1859
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Edward Sabine, Letter, from Edward Sabine to Benjamin Collins Brodie [the elder], dated at 13 Ashley Place, 12 November 1859, HS/15/251, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_251/letter-from-edward-sabine-to-benjamin-collins-brodie-the-elder-dated-at-13-ashley-place, accessed on 22 April 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 15 Sabine-Selwyn
1820-1870 Reference number: HS/15

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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