| RefNo | MS/257/2/156 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.538 |
| Previous numbers | ES2/21/538 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Robert FitzRoy to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 5 May 1857 |
| Description | FitzRoy informs Sabine of Dr Mitchell’s pleasure at his reception at Ashley Palace. FitzRoy read Sabine’s paper of March with ‘extreme interest’ and expresses his opinion regarding it. FitzRoy offers his services as a nautical subordinate if Sabine organises a scientific arrangement ‘on a large scale’. Refers to the Cape of Good Hope forms. Expresses his gratification by Dove’s ‘intended dedication’. Congratulates Sabine on completing his Toronto volume. Reference to ‘King’s sea water observations’. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6774 | FitzRoy; Robert (1805 - 1865); hydrographer and meteorologist | 1805 - 1865 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |