Record

RefNoHS/16/409
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Chester Terrace
CreatorWilliam Somerville
Date10 April 1848
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Informs John Frederick William Herschel that before John Frederick William Herschel's [Cape] expedition, William Somerville recommended it to [H. R. V. Fox,] Lord Holland, who recommended it to James Graham, then First Lord of the Admiralty. Sends John Frederick William Herschel a letter from Lord Holland to William Somerville praising John Frederick William Herschel's efforts.
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place origin3 Chester Terrace
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2716
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3435Somerville; William (1771 - 1860)1771 - 1860
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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