From:
George Phipps
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 March 1839]
Source of text:
UCT JH Letters A1.11
Summary:
Transmits a letter from Mr. McMaster offering to teach at the Cape of Good Hope.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Transmits a letter from Mr. McMaster offering to teach at the Cape of Good Hope.
Applying for astronomical observer and Savilian professorship of astronomy at Oxford. Asks JH to convey this to R.A.S. Council and testify on JW's behalf.