| RefNo | HS/17/201 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Patrick Shanahan |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Shanahan; Patrick (fl. 1855); employee at the Mint |
| Date | 9? December 1868 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. To John Frederick William Herschel's knowledge, PS's Royal Mint position bore no absolute guarantee of permanence unless he had been paying a 'superannuation' fund. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3186
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |