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RefNoHS/19/297
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Elizabeth White to Sir John Herschel, dated at Holybourne [near Alton]
CreatorWhite; Elizabeth (fl.1855-1862); wife of George Walpole White; friend of Elizabeth Baily
Date29 October 1859
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Wavelet in garden stream is gone due to scarce water, but Elizabeth White describes it from memory. [Husband] Walpole adds measurements. Returns note from R. B. Kane. Elizabeth White hurt that her word about Elizabeth Baily was doubted by Lady K. B. Kane. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for accepting Elizabeth White's claim.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originHolybourne, near Alton
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8411
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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