| Reference number | MS/257/5/121 |
| Alternative reference number | Sa.1801 |
| Previous numbers | ES5/25/1801 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [William Parkinson] Wilson, Melbourne University to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 25 February 1864 |
| Description | Regarding Mr A J Smith bringing the matter of the telescope to parliament. Wilson informs Sabine that Smith is a member of the Board of Visitors, and was Captain [Joseph Henry] Kay’s assistant at Hobart Town. Includes a press cutting regarding Smith’s notice regarding the production of papers about the ‘purchase of a telescope of greater power than any previously used in the Southern Hemisphere’. |
| Extent | 1p |
| 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 |