| RefNo | HS/10/316 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Best Jervis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape Town |
| Creator | Thomas Best Jervis |
| Date | 1834 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes he received his Essay on the Primitive Standard. Arrived at Simon's Town on Tuesday and hopes to call on John Frederick William Herschel before he departs. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | -33.925278, 18.423889 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10972
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6251 | Jervis; Thomas Best (1794 - 1857) | 1794 - 1857 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |