Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Eliza Susan Quincy, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/24/5
Date: 13 January 1868
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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. Received memoirs of [Josiah] Quincy. Has not had time to peruse the work in its entirety. Thanks Eliza Susan Quincy for the book.
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- HS/24/5
- Earliest possible date
- 13 January 1868
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Eliza Susan Quincy, dated at Collingwood, 13 January 1868, HS/24/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_5/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-eliza-susan-quincy-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 11 April 2026
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