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From:
Thomas Henderson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 January 1832]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.284
Summary:

Spent a pleasant time with G. B. Airy at Cambridge. The 'Melville' ship sails from Portsmouth on Thursday and he has been promised a passage to the Cape in it. Proposes to call on him tomorrow to discuss certain things.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Henderson
Date:
[11 December 1832]
Source of text:
National Maritime Museum (draft: RS:HS 9.285 & C: RS:HS 25.13.3)
Summary:

Proposes to come to the Cape in the ensuing season and would be pleased to bring anything TH may require. Enquires about conditions at the Cape and suitable sites for JH's observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project