Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at 53 Upper Harley St.
Reference number: HS/7/230
Date: 5 April 1829
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes the Herschels are well. Is worried about the state of Charles Babbage's engine. Thinks an approach should be made to Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington).
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- HS/7/230
- Earliest possible date
- 5 April 1829
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- 7 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Henry Fitton, Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at 53 Upper Harley St., 5 April 1829, HS/7/230, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_230/letter-from-william-henry-fitton-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-53-upper-harley-st, accessed on 25 January 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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William Henry Fitton
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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