Record

RefNoHS/18/129
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Matthew Henry Webster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Albany [New York]
CreatorWebster; Matthew Henry (1803-1846);chief meteorologist at the Albany Institute; lawyer
Date3 October 1838
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender, with enclosure and with annotations by recipient. Received John Frederick William Herschel's two letters last autumn. Delayed sending observations until John Frederick William Herschel returned to England. Compared actinometers with those of Mr. Danberry of England and J. S. McCord of Montreal. Encloses letter of introduction to Harmanus Bleecker [American charge d'affaires to the Hague] .
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originAlbany, New York, United States
Origin coordinates42.6525, -73.757222
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7926
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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