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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Bancroft
Date:
[1 September 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/6.12; Reel 9
Summary:

Asks help in forwarding copies of JH's Cape Results to U.S. List of 19 recipients and addresses. Asks GB's help in correcting errors before JH inscribes copies.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel7616

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.

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John Herschel Project
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