| Reference number | MS/257/2/174 |
| Alternative reference number | Sa.556 |
| Previous numbers | ES2/24/556 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Johann Georg Forchhammer, Copenhagen to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 19 August 1855 |
| Description | Forchhammer wrote to Captain Washington regarding bottles of seawater collected by Captain [Richard] Collison in the polar sea. Forchhammer asks Sabine of the possibility of sea water being collected ‘at great depths’ but is aware his request may be ‘too much’ to ask, ‘under the present circumstances’ while there is a war ‘raging’. Forchhammer is unable to go to Sabine’s house in order to accompany him to the meeting in Glasgow. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |