Copy of Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Hodgkin
Reference number: HS/22/40
Date: 7 February 1840
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Copy of draft letter. Has written a letter to Lord John Russell outlining the case of Andries Stockenström. Does not wish to become involved in Cape politics or the affairs of the Anti-Slavery Society much as he appreciates their importance.
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- HS/22/40
- Earliest possible date
- 7 February 1840
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Hodgkin, 7 February 1840, HS/22/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_40/copy-of-copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-thomas-hodgkin, accessed on 17 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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Herschel Letters
This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
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