Letter, from James [Struthers] Stewart to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape of Good Hope

Reference number: HS/17/13

Date: 18 October 1854

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Describes the Cape Botanical Garden, which is finally opened. Congratulates John Frederick William Herschel on the marriage of John Frederick William Herschel's daughter [Caroline Emilia]. Copper mining in the colony successful. Will move to a new cottage.

Reference number: HS/17/13
Earliest possible date: 18 October 1854
Page extent: 8 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 1854, HS/17/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_13/letter-from-james-struthers-stewart-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cape-of-good-hope, accessed on 16 November 2025

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , 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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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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