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Letter, from Sir John Bell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape

Reference number: HS/4/56

Date: 3 December 1838

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Since John Frederick William Herschel's departure the weather has been bad. A stone is to be erected to commemorate John Frederick William Herschel's work at the Cape. Political news of the Cape. Is anxious to know views of the educational scheme.

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HS/4/56
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3 December 1838
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Bell

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John Bell, Letter, from Sir John Bell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape, 3 December 1838, HS/4/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_56/letter-from-sir-john-bell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cape, accessed on 13 May 2026

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