From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 August 1861]
Source of text:
Cape Archives/Maclear Papers File 100
Summary:
Describes last days of Mary Maclear. Burial on Observatory grounds.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Describes last days of Mary Maclear. Burial on Observatory grounds.
Is grateful for JH's expression of sympathy over the death of his wife. One of his daughters has left on a ship for England. Sends a work by S. Salomon describing the visit of Prince Alfred to the Cape.