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Copy letter, from Benjamin D'Urban to Sir John Herschel, dated at Wynberg

Reference number: HS/6/518

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Copy of a letter. Is grateful for the news from Natal. Congratulates him on his decision to send troops so promptly.

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HS/6/518
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Benjamin D' Urban

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Benjamin D' Urban, Copy letter, from Benjamin D'Urban to Sir John Herschel, dated at Wynberg, HS/6/518, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_518/copy-letter-from-benjamin-durban-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-wynberg, accessed on 12 April 2026

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