Incomplete letter, from Adam Sedgwick to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/15/461
Date: 1847-12-25 or later
Description
Autographed letter . Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for letter of 7 December, inviting him to Collingwood for Christmas. Apologizes for not coming. Received bad domestic news and was robbed. Will testify at Old Bailey.
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- HS/15/461
- Earliest possible date
- 1847-12-25 or later
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Adam Sedgwick, Incomplete letter, from Adam Sedgwick to Sir John Herschel, 1847-12-25 or later, HS/15/461, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_461/incomplete-letter-from-adam-sedgwick-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 12 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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Adam Sedgwick
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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