| RefNo | HS/25/3/20 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Feldhausen |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 11 July 1834 |
| Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Describes the departure of an expedition north of the Cape, as well as the pleasures of the country and the beautiful skies for observing. The delivery of mail is, however, so erratic as to be vexatious. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1050
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6486 | Baily; Francis (1774 - 1844); astronomer | 1774 - 1844 |