Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Philip, dated at Feldhausen
Reference number: HS/21/197
Date: 17 February 1836
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Comments on the papers of evidence placed before the Aborigines Committee, and expresses himself vehemently about the sin of having penal colonies.
- Reference number
- HS/21/197
- Earliest possible date
- 17 February 1836
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Philip, dated at Feldhausen, 17 February 1836, HS/21/197, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_197/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-philip-dated-at-feldhausen, accessed on 06 February 2026
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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