Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Frederick W. Holland

Reference number: HS/24/287

Date: 18 October 1869

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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Takes it that the expense of the Sinai Expedition so far carried out has been met from the funds. Sees no objections to a continuation of the expedition.

Reference number: HS/24/287
Earliest possible date: 18 October 1869
Page extent: 1 page
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Frederick W. Holland, 18 October 1869, HS/24/287, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_287/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-frederick-w-holland, accessed on 13 July 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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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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