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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
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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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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