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From:
George Bancroft
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 September 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/5.133.1; Reel 9
Summary:

Legation does not ordinarily forward parcels to America, but JH's unique reputation leads GB to set a precedent. Instructions for packaging copies [of JH's Cape Results]. S. C. Walker is now at National Observatory in Washington, D.C.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Bancroft
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 October 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/5.134; Reel 9
Summary:

Devotes all leisure time to reading JH's gift copy of JH's Cape Results. Reports distribution of twenty copies to America.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project