Letter, from John Fairbairn to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/7/146
Date: 3 October 1836
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on the wise measures introduced for the governing of the Cape Colony. Has taken over the editorship of a periodical and intends to introduce some of the best local writers. Would welcome John Frederick William Herschel's advice.
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- HS/7/146
- Earliest possible date
- 3 October 1836
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Fairbairn, Letter, from John Fairbairn to Sir John Herschel, 3 October 1836, HS/7/146, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_146/letter-from-john-fairbairn-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 13 July 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 7 Eardley Wilmot-F
1820-1871 Reference number: HS/7
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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