From:
Alexander Dallas Bache
To:
George Bancroft
Date:
[28 March 1848]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/5.149; Reel 9
Summary:
Asks GB to convey gratitude to JH for AB's receipt of JH's Cape Results.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Asks GB to convey gratitude to JH for AB's receipt of JH's Cape Results.
Received Cape Results. Praises JH's drawings of nebulae. American astronomers will be honored by JH's tribute to memory of E. P. Mason.
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.
Thanks GB for making exception. Will send copies [of JH's Cape Results] immediately to American legation. Offers personal copy to GB. Notes national and private efforts at astronomy in America.
Acknowledges receipt of JH's Cape Results.