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RefNoHS/26/50
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum
CreatorWilliam Henry Fox Talbot
Date18 May 1854
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Sends John Frederick William Herschel a copy of the affidavit [see William Henry Fox Talbot's 1854-5-15] and asks for John Frederick William Herschel's emendations, if any, and his signature. Sends John Frederick William Herschel a photograph engraved on steel.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originThe Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, London
Origin coordinates51.506944, -0.132778
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1222
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5837Talbot; William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877)1800 - 1877
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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