Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Geological Society

Reference number: HS/7/232

Date: 12 March 1832

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has not received an invitation from Frederick Augustus (Duke of Sussex) for his soiree nor been introduced to him. Charles Babbage has likewise had no invitation. John Frederick William Herschel's case is different.

Reference number: HS/7/232
Earliest possible date: 12 March 1832
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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William Henry Fitton, Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Geological Society, 12 March 1832, HS/7/232, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_232/letter-from-william-henry-fitton-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-geological-society, accessed on 25 January 2026

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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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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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