Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert FitzRoy, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/7/249
Date: 2 February 1841
Description
Draft letter. Returning some papers that should have been returned earlier. Hopes all are well.
- Reference number
- HS/7/249
- Earliest possible date
- 2 February 1841
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel
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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert FitzRoy, dated at Collingwood, 2 February 1841, HS/7/249, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_249/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-robert-fitzroy-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 24 June 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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Robert FitzRoy
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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