Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Peacock, dated at 9 Downing St.
Reference number: HS/19/32
Date: 11 September 1822
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Copy of a letter. Grateful for George Peacock's sympathy. John Frederick William Herschel's mother 'dreadfully distressed.'
- Reference number
- HS/19/32
- Earliest possible date
- 11 September 1822
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- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Peacock, dated at 9 Downing St., 11 September 1822, HS/19/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_32/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-peacock-dated-at-9-downing-st, accessed on 25 January 2026
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This item is part of:
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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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George Peacock
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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