Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Gretton, dated at St. John's College, [Cambridge]
Reference number: HS/20/89
Date: 18 April 1820
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Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Enquiry regarding the possibility of a vacancy in the position of organist at the cathedral. If there is, he knows a suitable candidate.
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- HS/20/89
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- 18 April 1820
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Gretton, dated at St. John's College, [Cambridge], 18 April 1820, HS/20/89, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_89/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-gretton-dated-at-st-johns-college-cambridge, accessed on 19 May 2025
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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 20 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/20
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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