Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus Frederick
Reference number: HS/21/246
Date: 19 June 1838

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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. Regarding a baronetcy about to be conferred on John Frederick William Herschel.
- Reference number
- HS/21/246
- Earliest possible date
- 19 June 1838
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus Frederick, 19 June 1838, HS/21/246, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_246/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-augustus-frederick, accessed on 12 February 2025
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This item is part of:
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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 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Augustus Frederick
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