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Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at HMS Beagle, at sea

Reference number: HS/7/245

Date: 29 June 1836

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Making such slow progress that he fears the paper may not reach her in time, so will send a duplicate. The paper is longer than intended but it may be altered as desired. Remembers his days at the Cape with pleasure.

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HS/7/245
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29 June 1836
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert FitzRoy

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Robert FitzRoy, Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at HMS Beagle, at sea, 29 June 1836, HS/7/245, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_245/letter-from-robert-fitzroy-to-margaret-brodie-herschel-dated-at-hms-beagle-at-sea, accessed on 12 January 2026

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