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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Fairbairn, dated at [Feldhausen]

Reference number: HS/7/155

Date: 1837

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Draft letter. Has been impressed by the new governor and thinks the colony will benefit from his prudent judgment.

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HS/7/155
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1837
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Fairbairn, dated at [Feldhausen], 1837, HS/7/155, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_155/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-fairbairn-dated-at-feldhausen, accessed on 13 June 2026

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