| Collection | George III Calendar |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/911 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from [Charles] Messier to Dr [John] Bevis |
| Date | 15 August 1769 |
| Writer | Messier, Charles |
| Addressee | Bevis, John, Dr |
| Description | That he saw a new comet [C/1769 P1] on 8 August under the ?stomach of the constellation of Aries but that he was unable to see it the following nights due to cloud cover; requesting that his letter be read to the Royal Society.
Signed. |
| Place Of Writing | Paris, College Royale de France |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 1 document (1 page) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
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| Level | Item |
| Credit | All rights reserved |
| Publications | Published in J. Fortescue (ed.) "Correspondence of King George III 1760-1783" Vol. 2 (London, 1927-1928), no. 732 |