Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth
Reference number: HS/10/114
Date: 17 September 1844
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just returned from London where he has taken his son, ready to go to Christ's Hospital. Would have called on John Frederick William Herschel but believed he was not at Collingwood. Hopes to meet him at York. Comment on his recent photographic work. Would like to obtain a position in London.
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- HS/10/114
- Earliest possible date
- 17 September 1844
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert Hunt, Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth, 17 September 1844, HS/10/114, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_114/letter-from-robert-hunt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-falmouth, accessed on 25 March 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 10 Howard-J miscellaneous
1816-1871 Reference number: HS/10
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Robert Hunt
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John Frederick William Herschel
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