Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles VIII King of Denmark, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/22/109
Date: 17 January 1842
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks the King for honouring him as a Knigh Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog.
- Reference number
- HS/22/109
- Earliest possible date
- 17 January 1842
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles VIII King of Denmark, dated at Collingwood, 17 January 1842, HS/22/109, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_109/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-charles-viii-king-of-denmark-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 14 July 2026
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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 22 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/22
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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