| RefNo | HS/18/379 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from [Frederick Stephanus Joubert?] Watermeyer to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | Watermeyer; Frederick Stephanus Joubert (1797-1847); South-African businessman; founding member of the South African Institution; shareholder to the Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa |
| Date | November 1834 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets missing appointment yesterday. Can John Frederick William Herschel arrive early tomorrow and meet before Council convenes? Wishes to submit more data on Colonial population. Suggests appointing subcommittee on statistical research. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8113
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |