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RefNoMS/257/2/216
AltRefNoSa.598
Previous numbersES2/32/598
LevelItem
TitleLetter from James Melville Gilliss, Washington, D. C. to Edward Sabine
Date20 June [c.1860]
DescriptionUpdates on his work at the [United States Naval Observatory]. Reference to [Alexander Dallas] Bache. Refers to magnetic experiments, investigations, and instruments. Informs Sabine of Mr [Matthew Fontaine] Maury’s resignation from the [US] Navy, and describes his ‘desertion’ from the [United States Naval Observatory] on Saturday, leaving a letter of resignation, giving no ‘inclination’ throughout the day of his intentions, and accepting service ‘under the rebels’ [reference to the Confederate States of America]. Gilliss describes Maury’s actions as ‘sad conduct for a man of science’.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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