Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mr. Richardson, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/25/2/4
Date: 24 April 1831
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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. Is advising Mr. R about a number of considerations to be taken into account while considering an invitation to apply for the position of Professor of Mathematics at the College of William and Mary in the United States.
- Reference number
- HS/25/2/4
- Earliest possible date
- 24 April 1831
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mr. Richardson, dated at Slough, 24 April 1831, HS/25/2/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_2_4/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-mr-richardson-dated-at-slough, accessed on 18 July 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 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25 -
Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. 2, from 8 March 1831 to 29 November 1831
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/2
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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