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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets that the weather has delayed his reply. Has now been able to get W. Bonsey's opinion on the valuation of John Frederick William Herschel's property at Slough; comments on this. Building land not much in demand at present.

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HS/13/100
Earliest possible date
5 December 1863
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Henry Nelson

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John Henry Nelson, Letter, from John Henry Nelson to Sir John Herschel, 5 December 1863, HS/13/100, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_100/letter-from-john-henry-nelson-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 19 July 2026

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    This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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