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
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- 19 January 1849
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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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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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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