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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has sent to Francis Baily a copy of his Sailing Directions and a roll of charts. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel will point out any errors he may note.

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HS/9/498
Earliest possible date
19 June 1833
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1 page
Format
Manuscript

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James Horsburgh

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James Horsburgh, Letter, from James Horsburgh to Sir John Herschel, dated at East India House, 19 June 1833, HS/9/498, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_498/letter-from-james-horsburgh-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-east-india-house, accessed on 08 September 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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