| Reference number | HS/3/346 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty |
| Creator | Francis Beaufort |
| Date | 13 May 1836 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Received his last letter regarding Alpha Virginis in time to read it at the council. Has sent him all Stratford's Ephemerides. Regarding the sounding of the Brazil Banks. Back goes to Wager River the first week in June. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | The Admiralty |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5055, -0.1274 |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6227
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5914 | Beaufort; Sir; Francis (1774 - 1857); hydrographer | 1774 - 1857 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |