Letter, from Mary Ann Fallows to Sir John Herschel, dated at Portsmouth
Reference number: HS/7/162
Date: 8 December 1831
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Just before the death of her husband he received a letter announcing John Frederick William Herschel's intention of visiting the Cape. Would be pleased to provide him with any information if he desires it.
- Reference number
- HS/7/162
- Earliest possible date
- 8 December 1831
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Mary Ann Fallows, Letter, from Mary Ann Fallows to Sir John Herschel, dated at Portsmouth, 8 December 1831, HS/7/162, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_162/letter-from-mary-ann-fallows-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-portsmouth, accessed on 09 September 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 7 Eardley Wilmot-F
1820-1871 Reference number: HS/7
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John Frederick William Herschel
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