Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty
Reference number: HS/3/377
Date: 25 May 1846
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses a letter of Thomas Maclear. William Mann will be a great loss to the Observatory. Hopes Lady Herschel and new infant are doing well.
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- HS/3/377
- Earliest possible date
- 25 May 1846
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty, 25 May 1846, HS/3/377, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_377/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 21 June 2025
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This item is part of:
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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 3 Babinet-Beaufort
1819-1869 Reference number: HS/3
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Francis Beaufort
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John Frederick William Herschel
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