Letter, from John Galt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lindsey Place, Chelsea
Reference number: HS/8/36
Date: 26 September 1817
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received John Frederick William Herschel's letter to which he will reply fully later. Sends some more manuscripts he has received from Mrs. [William] Spence. Also encloses a copy of the unfinished essay of which only 80 copies have been printed.
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- HS/8/36
- Earliest possible date
- 26 September 1817
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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John Galt, Letter, from John Galt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lindsey Place, Chelsea, 26 September 1817, HS/8/36, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_36/letter-from-john-galt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lindsey-place-chelsea, accessed on 17 April 2026
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This item is part of:
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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 8 Galbraith-J Grahame
1810-1870 Reference number: HS/8
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John Frederick William Herschel
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