Letter, from [Sarah] [Newnham-]Collingwood to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dover
Reference number: HS/5/357
Date: 18 February 1840
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Autographed letter. Is grateful that he has given her father's name to his recently acquired property. Hopes he will enjoy many years there.
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- HS/5/357
- Earliest possible date
- 18 February 1840
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Sarah Newnham-Collingwood, Letter, from [Sarah] [Newnham-]Collingwood to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dover, 18 February 1840, HS/5/357, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_357/letter-from-sarah-newnham-collingwood-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-dover, accessed on 16 April 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 5 B miscellaneous-C
1815-1871 Reference number: HS/5
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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