Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to N. Spahr, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/25/6/19
Date: 20 October 1843
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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. Both John Frederick William Herschel and his wife, Margaret, are very concerned about the health of Madame Gerlach, the aunt of NS. Details are provided.
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- HS/25/6/19
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- 20 October 1843
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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 N. Spahr, dated at Collingwood, 20 October 1843, HS/25/6/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_6_19/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-n-spahr-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 08 March 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. 6, from 3 March 1840 to 27 September 1846
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/6
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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