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Reference numberHS/3/394
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty
CreatorFrancis Beaufort
Date19 January 1849
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. The Equatorial has arrived safely at the Cape. William Mann has declined the position at Madras and [George Robarts] Smalley offered his services. What does John Frederick William Herschel think? Encloses letter from Thomas Maclear and one for Lady Herschel.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originThe Admiralty
Origin coordinates51.5055, -0.1274
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Access statusOpen
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5493
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA5914Beaufort; Sir; Francis (1774 - 1857); hydrographer1774 - 1857
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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