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RefNoHS/12/246
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Mary Maclear to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
CreatorMaclear, Mary (?–1862); née Pearse; wife of Thomas Maclear
Date29 December 1846
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Nearly a year has passed since they received letters from the Herschels. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel's health is improving. Gives news of her own children, and the work of her husband at Orange River. The Equatorial has arrived safely.
LanguageEnglish
Extent8pp
FormatManuscript
Place originThe Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa
Origin coordinatesA33.9347, 18.4776
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11887
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