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Letter, from Mary Ann Fallows to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Bridekirk

Reference number: HS/7/165

Date: 24 April 1832

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received Sir John's letter. Gives details of the necessities for a voyage to the Cape. Conditions at the Cape, housing, food, servants, etc.

Reference number
HS/7/165
Earliest possible date
24 April 1832
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Mary Ann Fallows

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Mary Ann Fallows, Letter, from Mary Ann Fallows to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Bridekirk, 24 April 1832, HS/7/165, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_165/letter-from-mary-ann-fallows-to-margaret-brodie-herschel-dated-at-bridekirk, accessed on 08 December 2024

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