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RefNoHS/12/394
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Roderick Impey Murchison, dated at Athenaeum
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date20 June 1838
DescriptionCopy letter in John Herschel's hand, note at the back on central fold "to R.I. Murchison Esq. June 20/28. about correction of an Error in the Morning Post", from a personal filing system. Has read Roderick Impey Murchison's note to the Morning Post correcting error in the report on the dinner [in John Frederick William Herschel's honor]. Wishes money had not been mentioned in Roderick Impey Murchison's reply. Is grateful for all Roderick Impey Murchison's work in arranging for the dinner.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originThe Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, London
Origin coordinates51.506944, A0.132778
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal available: EUL:Gen523/4/26
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3496
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8081Murchison; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792 - 1871); geologist and geographer1792 - 1871
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