Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/23/156
Date: 2 July 1855
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Copy of a letter. Thanks William Henry Smyth for 'kind expressions on my behalf.' Believes these may be the last words he may write.
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- HS/23/156
- Earliest possible date
- 2 July 1855
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood, 2 July 1855, HS/23/156, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_156/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 08 December 2025
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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 23 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/23
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John Frederick William Herschel
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William Henry Smyth
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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