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Augustus Frederick
John Frederick William Herschel
Sir John Herschel returns from South Africa
1838: A banquet in presence of Queen Victoria is given to celebrate his return to Britain and made a Baronet.
Draft letter. Regarding a baronetcy about to be conferred on John Frederick William Herschel.
19 June 1838 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/1/419
Draft letter. Giving his reasons for not wanting to become a Baronet.
1838-6 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/1/420
Draft letter. Thanking him for his offer of a baronetcy. Matters relating to this.
June 1838 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/1/421
Lithographed circular signed by sender. Stating his reasons for his resignation from the presidency of the Royal Society [of London]
19 August 1838 Sender: Augustus Frederick , Duke of Sussex Prince Augustus Frederick Reference number: HS/1/422
Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Regarding a baronetcy about to be conferred on John Frederick William Herschel.
19 June 1838 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/21/246
Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanking him for his offer of a baronetcy. Matters relating to this.
June 1838 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/21/247