The transcript of this letter is not available online on Ɛpsilon.
Please cite as “Herschel9398,” in Ɛpsilon: The Sir John Herschel Collection accessed on 29 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9398
JH is leaving the Cape at an unfortunate time as the Governor has to rely on the support of an unsympathetic party. Comments on the political situation at the Cape. The Herschels have done much good for the Cape since their residence there.
Record created for the Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel (CUP: Cambridge), 1998 by Michael J. Crowe ed., David R. Dyck and James J. Kevin assoc. eds
Digital record created by Dr Marvin Bolt and Steven Lucy at the Webster Institute of the Adler Planetarium
Converted to TEI by Michael Hawkins, Epsilon Project, Cambridge University Library
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