Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, dated at Edinburgh
Reference number: HS/7/306
Date: 11 January 1845
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Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Believes John Frederick William Herschel expressed support for pension for surviving child of Thomas Henderson. Comments on this, stating his own view that she is already well provided for.
- Reference number
- HS/7/306
- Earliest possible date
- 11 January 1845
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, dated at Edinburgh, 11 January 1845, HS/7/306, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_306/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-david-forbes-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 25 March 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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James David Forbes
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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