Letter, from James Samuelson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Liverpool
Reference number: HS/15/338
Date: 27 August 1867
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Autograph letter signed by sender. [Charles] Darwin and [William] Fairbairn have started a certificate describing James Samuelson's contributions to science. Asks whether John Frederick William Herschel would sign it.
- Reference number
- HS/15/338
- Earliest possible date
- 27 August 1867
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Samuelson, Letter, from James Samuelson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Liverpool, 27 August 1867, HS/15/338, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_338/letter-from-james-samuelson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-liverpool, accessed on 17 July 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 15 Sabine-Selwyn
1820-1870 Reference number: HS/15
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John Frederick William Herschel
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