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RefNoHS/5/102
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Makdougall Brisbane to Sir John Herschel, dated at Makerstoun
CreatorThomas Brisbane
Date26 March 1828
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Has not heard from Thomas Young about the reduction of the Parramatta Observations. James Dunlop will not carry out this work; best to leave it to the one named. Will be coming to London soon as the New South Wales Bill comes up, so will call on John Frederick William Herschel.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originMakerstoun, Scotland
Origin coordinates55.586, -2.526
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6339
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7436Brisbane; Sir; Thomas Makdougall (1773 - 1860)1773 - 1860
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