Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Anthony Jeffreys, dated at 32 Harley St.
Reference number: HS/23/143
Date: 4 February 1854
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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. Considers the education of the lower orders an honorable object, but has never given a public lecture and feels unable to assist.
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- HS/23/143
- Earliest possible date
- 4 February 1854
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Anthony Jeffreys, dated at 32 Harley St., 4 February 1854, HS/23/143, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_143/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-henry-anthony-jeffreys-dated-at-32-harley-st, accessed on 10 February 2025
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