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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/21/151

Date: 16 October 1833

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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Wishes James Forbes well in [Edinburgh] and leaves addresses where John Frederick William Herschel may be reached [at the Cape].

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HS/21/151
Earliest possible date
16 October 1833
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, dated at Slough, 16 October 1833, HS/21/151, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_151/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-david-forbes-dated-at-slough, accessed on 25 March 2025

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