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

Reference number: HS/3/401

Date: 7 June 1852

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Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. Encloses a letter from Thomas Maclear regarding the resignation of his assistant, George Childe. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's opinion on the appointment of Maclear's sons to succeed Childe.

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HS/3/401
Earliest possible date
7 June 1852
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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, 7 June 1852, HS/3/401, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_401/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 03 December 2024

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