Record

RefNoHS/12/291
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from J[ames] G[arth] Marshall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Headingley, Leeds
CreatorMarshall; James Garth (1802-1873); Liberal Party politician; MP for Leeds
DateJuly 1858
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. It was good of John Frederick William Herschel to reply so fully to his letter. Now has a better understanding of the subject than before. Read a paper on the geology of the Lake District at the local Philosophical Society. Comments on his own theories of rock foundations.
LanguageEnglish
Extent12pp
FormatManuscript
Place originHeadingley, Leeds
Origin coordinates53.7975, A1.5436
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11929
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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