| RefNo | HS/10/80 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonport | 
| Creator | Robert Hunt | 
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel | 
| Date | 9 December 1839 | 
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been experimenting with photographic papers. Outlines some of his experiments. Has prepared some papers for sale. | 
| Language | English | 
| Extent | 4pp | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| Place origin | Devonport, Devon | 
| Origin coordinates | 50.377, -4.176 | 
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon | 
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10727 | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA3789 | Hunt; Robert (1807 - 1887); mineralogist | 1807 - 1887 | 
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |