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RefNoHS/18/225
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Elizabeth White to Sir John Herschel, dated at 5 Hubert Terrace, Dover
CreatorWhite; Elizabeth (fl.1855-1862); wife of George Walpole White; friend of Elizabeth Baily
Date4 October 1855?
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Elizabeth White writes for Elizabeth Baily, who communicates what she can remember to help John Frederick William Herschel commemorate her brother Francis Baily, who left a journal of American travels that Miss Baily hopes to make public. Found list of Francis's works that ought to have been forwarded to John Frederick William Herschel. Miss Baily would like to meet with John Frederick William Herschel in October or November.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin5 Hubert Terrace, Dover
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7958
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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