| RefNo | MA/98/7 |
| Previous numbers | MA.98 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Nicolay, Mauritius, to Lord John Russell |
| Creator | Nicolay; Sir William (1771-1842); British army officer and colonial governor |
| Recipient | Russell; John; first Earl Russell (1792-1878); British Prime Minister and author |
| Date | 18 February 1840 |
| Description | Lord Glenelg had transmitted to him Lieutenant-Colonel Reid's work on storms and asked for information on the subject from Mauritius. Several vessels had come into port damaged from a storm to the east of Mauritius. The harbour master, Captain Royer, collected particulars from their log books and he transmits the resulting report, together with the registry of meteorological observations taken at Port Louis Observatory during 1839.
Noted as [p.1]: 'No.19 Miscellaneous'. Annotated [p.2]: 'Capt. Royer's Report Hurricane of Feby. 1839. Meteorological observations Port Louis 1839'. |
| Extent | 4p. [p.4 blank] |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper |
| Dimensions | 316x198mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |