Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Philip, dated at Feldhausen

Reference number: HS/13/387

Date: 17 February 1836

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Draft in John Herschel's hand. Comments on the papers of evidence placed before the Aborigines Committee, and expresses himself vehemently about the sin of having penal colonies.

Reference number: HS/13/387
Earliest possible date: 17 February 1836
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Philip, dated at Feldhausen, 17 February 1836, HS/13/387, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_387/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-philip-dated-at-feldhausen, accessed on 08 October 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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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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