Letter, from James [Struthers] Stewart to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape of Good Hope
Reference number: HS/17/11
Date: 18 October 1845
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends Cape roots and bulbs. Reports that plans for the Cape Botanical Garden progress slowly. Road improvement underway. Minor outbreak of Boer activity dispersed.
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- HS/17/11
- Earliest possible date
- 18 October 1845
- Page extent
- 5 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Struthers Stewart
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James Struthers Stewart, Letter, from James [Struthers] Stewart to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape of Good Hope, 18 October 1845, HS/17/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_11/letter-from-james-struthers-stewart-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cape-of-good-hope, accessed on 23 March 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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