Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to [Henry] Bunbury, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/22/60
Date: 1 August 1840
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Requested by Sir [George] Napier to apply to Bunbury for permission to view certain papers regarding his communication with Sir A Stockenstrom.
- Reference number
- HS/22/60
- Earliest possible date
- 1 August 1840
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to [Henry] Bunbury, dated at Collingwood, 1 August 1840, HS/22/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_60/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-henry-bunbury-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 10 February 2026
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This item is part of:
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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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