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RefNoHS/18/226
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Susan White to Sir John Herschel, dated at Shaw, Berkshire
CreatorWhite; Susan (fl.1817-1832); Godmother to Sir John Frederick William Herschel
Date25 September 1814
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. Invites John Frederick William Herschel, her godson, to sit for new likeness by same artist who drew him before. Cannot accept John Frederick William Herschel's mother's invitation to Slough.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originShaw
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7959
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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