Copy letter from Edward Sabine [geophysicist, naturalist and astronomer, brother of Joseph Sabine] to Sir Robert Mends [captain of HMS Iphigenia]
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Title
Copy letter from Edward Sabine [geophysicist, naturalist and astronomer, brother of Joseph Sabine] to Sir Robert Mends [captain of HMS Iphigenia]
Record type
Archive
Original Reference
RHS/Col/2/4/2
Date
12 Dec 1821
Scope & content
Written on board HMS Iphigenia
Edward Sabine encloses a copy of a letter he proposes sending to the Horticultural Society [for the copy of the letter, 12 Dec 1821, see RHS/Col/2/4/1]; he wishes he did not have to write to them in such negative circumstances, but thinks he is doing the right thing; he hopes that Robert Mends [captain of HMS Iphigenia] will reconsider his position, making the letter to the Society unnecessary