Letter, from William Empson to Sir John Herschel, dated at 24 Moray Place, Edinburgh
Reference number: HS/19/271
Date: 28 January 1850
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Reports death of Francis Jeffrey. John Frederick William Herschel's letter to Jeffrey arrived too late. Mrs. Jeffrey will return to [Haileybury?] with WE.
- Reference number
- HS/19/271
- Earliest possible date
- 28 January 1850
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Empso, Letter, from William Empson to Sir John Herschel, dated at 24 Moray Place, Edinburgh, 28 January 1850, HS/19/271, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_271/letter-from-william-empson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-24-moray-place-edinburgh, accessed on 10 February 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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