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RefNoMS/257/2/158
AltRefNoSa.540
Previous numbersES2/21/540
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Robert FitzRoy, Meteorological Office to Edward Sabine
Date26 September 1862
DescriptionFitzRoy informs Sabine that the Board of Trade will pay £50 to help with the construction of an observatory on the Green Mountain of Ascension [Island].
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6774FitzRoy; Robert (1805 - 1865); hydrographer and meteorologist1805 - 1865
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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