| RefNo | HS/19/162 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Shepherd |
| Recipient | Shepherd; John (fl. 1859); Member of the court of directors of the East India Company; deputy master of Trinity House |
| Date | 1850 to 1851 |
| Description | Autographed draft letter, signed or initialed by sender. Petition for pension for widow of T. G. Taylor, H.E.I.C. astronomer at Madras who published error-free observations of southern stars. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/25/13/10 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/25/13/10 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8363
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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 |