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Autograph letter signed by sender. Probably heard that JN has been over the channel for health reasons. Encloses a seed of a chestnut from Hougoumont. Hears good reports of John Frederick William Herschel's health.

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HS/13/110
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Henry Nelson

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John Henry Nelson, Letter, from John Henry Nelson to Sir John Herschel, dated at 43 Sussex Gardens, Hyde Park, HS/13/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_110/letter-from-john-henry-nelson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-43-sussex-gardens-hyde-park, accessed on 20 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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