Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bloomfield Lodge

Reference number: HS/7/237

Date: 3 January 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just returned from a trip to Hanover, and has decided not to place his son there in accordance with advice received while he was there. Met Miss Herschel. Travelled via Belgium and met A. H. Dumont, a very original and intelligent geologist.

Reference number: HS/7/237
Earliest possible date: 3 January 1840
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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William Henry Fitton, Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bloomfield Lodge, 3 January 1840, HS/7/237, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_237/letter-from-william-henry-fitton-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bloomfield-lodge, 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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