Record

RefNoHSF/3/4/24
LevelItem
TitleIncomplete copy letter from William James Herschel, Aurangabad, to 'My dearest Father' [Sir John Frederick William Herschel]
CreatorHerschel; Sir William James; second baronet (1833-1917); British developer of fingerprinting and judge
Date20 December 1856
DescriptionCommencing: '...to obey his behests on some point or other which by law they had a perfect right to decide for themselves...'. The letter contains the incident in which William Herschel is bitten by a snake.

Transcription of the original pencil letter, catalogued as HSF/3/4/23, commencing at the missing section, and therefore post-dating the full transcription at HSF/3/4/22. Headed 'Copy pencil letter from W.J.H. page?...'.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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