| RefNo | HS/16/180 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Andrew Smith to Sir John Herschel, dated at Chatham |
| Creator | Smith; Andrew (1797-1872); surgeon; zoologist; ethnologist; Superintendent of the South African Museum of natural history |
| Date | 12 May 1841 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Apologizes for illness preventing him from coming to Collingwood; comments on the South African political picture, and Andrew Smith's intention to retire. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Chatham |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1694
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |