Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Jones, dated at 9 Downing St.
Reference number: HS/19/21
Date: 30 July 1822
Description
Copy of a letter. Invites Richard Jones to meet James Grahame, who is joining John Frederick William Herschel for trip to Netherlands. Return Ephemerides du citoyen directly to Grahame. Describes return to Cambridge by John Frederick William Herschel, George Peacock, and William Whewell after their visit with Richard Jones at Brasted. John Frederick William Herschel's sketch of Brasted Church. Alludes to [death of Grahame's first wife and oldest daughter].
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- HS/19/21
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- 30 July 1822
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Jones, dated at 9 Downing St., 30 July 1822, HS/19/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_21/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-richard-jones-dated-at-9-downing-st, accessed on 15 October 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 19 Miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/19
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John Frederick William Herschel
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