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RefNoHS/7/358
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Sir John Franklin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Van Diemen's Land
CreatorSir John Franklin
Date30 September 1837
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Sends a parcel received from England and the meteorological and tidal registers kept at Port Arthur. Has he heard of the grievous loss to Sydney by the death of Dr. Burnett? Hopes he is progressing with his labors.
LanguageEnglish
Extent7pp
FormatManuscript
Place originVan Diemen's Land [Tasmania], Australia
Origin coordinates-42, 147
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9618
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7486Franklin; Sir; John (1786 - 1847)1786 - 1847
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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