Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth
Reference number: HS/10/91
Date: 28 May 1842
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Was hoping to send him some positive paper, but has been unable to prepare this due to a medical problem. Did make a sheet or two today. Returns some of the specimens John Frederick William Herschel sent him but would like to keep those made by John Frederick William Herschel himself.
- Reference number
- HS/10/91
- Earliest possible date
- 28 May 1842
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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, 28 May 1842, HS/10/91, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_91/letter-from-robert-hunt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-falmouth, accessed on 25 March 2025
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This item is part of:
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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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