RefNo | HS/21/206 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Maclear, dated at Feldhausen |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 10 May 1836 |
Description | Incomplete copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Encloses a note from Margaret Brodie Herschel to Mary Pearse Maclear as well as some astronomical requests. Asks Thomas Maclear to accompany himself and Daniel Cloetes in hunting a leopard which has attacked some of the calves. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3927
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA7105 | Maclear; Sir; Thomas (1794 - 1879) | 1794 - 1879 |