Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Duncan MacFarlane, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/13/2
Date: 26 October 1838
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Draft letter. Sees that John Frederick William Herschel has been named as a candidate for the Rectorship of Glasgow University. Though honored wishes it to be known that he will not be a candidate.
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- HS/13/2
- Earliest possible date
- 26 October 1838
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Duncan MacFarlane, dated at Slough, 26 October 1838, HS/13/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_2/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-duncan-macfarlane-dated-at-slough, accessed on 18 April 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 13 M miscellaneous-Plana
1812-1869 Reference number: HS/13
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John Frederick William Herschel
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