Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at HMS Beagle, St. Helena
Reference number: HS/7/247
Date: 8 July 1836
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a packet. Weather and winds have been unsuitable. Will send Thomas Maclear's packet by the next vessel.
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- HS/7/247
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- 8 July 1836
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Robert FitzRoy, Letter, from Robert FitzRoy to Sir John Herschel, dated at HMS Beagle, St. Helena, 8 July 1836, HS/7/247, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_247/letter-from-robert-fitzroy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-hms-beagle-st-helena, accessed on 16 July 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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Robert FitzRoy
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John Frederick William Herschel
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