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Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty

Reference number: HS/3/394

Date: 19 January 1849

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Autograph letter signed by sender. The Equatorial has arrived safely at the Cape. William Mann has declined the position at Madras and [George Robarts] Smalley offered his services. What does John Frederick William Herschel think? Encloses letter from Thomas Maclear and one for Lady Herschel.

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HS/3/394
Earliest possible date
19 January 1849
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Beaufort

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Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty, 19 January 1849, HS/3/394, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_394/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 12 December 2024

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