Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at 4 Sussex Gardens
Reference number: HS/7/242
Date: 6 February 1858
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Letter in hand of amanuensis, signed by sender. Dined yesterday in company with David Livingstone who would like to visit John Frederick William Herschel at Collingwood. Has been much impressed with Livingstone.
- Reference number
- HS/7/242
- Earliest possible date
- 6 February 1858
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Henry Fitton, Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at 4 Sussex Gardens, 6 February 1858, HS/7/242, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_242/letter-from-william-henry-fitton-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-4-sussex-gardens, 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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