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LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from George Gabriel Stokes, to the Secretary of the Admiralty
Date1 April 1886
DescriptionIn reference to the assistance of one of Her Majesty's ships promised to the projected Eclipse Expedition, the number of observers will be seven and it may be desirable to add an eighth. Gives instructions for the ship to meet the observers in Barbados on 12 August rather than Grenada as previously suggested.
Extent2p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8283Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903)1819 - 1903
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