| RefNo | HSF/2/3/27 |
| Previous numbers | 600/31/104 and 600/31/104A |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from John Herschel, en route, to [Mary Cornwallis Herschel] |
| Creator | Herschel; John (1837-1921); British army officer and astronomer |
| Date | 1 March 1872 |
| Description | It is many days since letters were received and sent and he is now thirty-six miles from Nauder. He has three or four difficult marches to make and the country is unyielding, covered with weather-worn black stones. They have been descending daily into heat and the march has been monotonous. He has done all of his preliminary reductions and has read newspapers, but otherwise he has slept and ridden. He is now on a highway, not a road, and he describes these conditions. He notes cotton cultivation and the village people, including village chiefs. He will send the Mail, which has material on the Havana massacre and the 1871 headmasters' conference. He might have written to Mary daily instead of when posting was possible, but runs through the routine of his days. |
| Extent | 8p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7955 | Herschel; John (1837 - 1921); Colonel; military engineer, surveyor and astronomer | 1837 - 1921 |