| Reference number | HS/3/398a |
| Previous numbers | HS/3/398bis |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 27 December 1851 |
| Description | Autographed clean contemporary copy in Herschel's hand. Report for the Lords of the Admiralty on the desirability of supplying Thomas Maclear with a transit circle. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Copy: HS/23/112 |
| Related records in the catalogue | HS/23/112 |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5498
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5914 | Beaufort; Sir; Francis (1774 - 1857); hydrographer | 1774 - 1857 |