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Letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Peacock, dated at Hanover Terrace

Reference number: HS/13/290

Date: 21 June 1838

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Autograph letter signed by sender. A note to George Peacock accompanying a letter to Augustus Frederick (Duke of Sussex) in which John Frederick William Herschel indicates a change of heart and an acceptance of the baronetcy [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1838-6-19].

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HS/13/290
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21 June 1838
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Peacock, dated at Hanover Terrace, 21 June 1838, HS/13/290, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_290/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-peacock-dated-at-hanover-terrace, accessed on 25 January 2026

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