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RefNoHS/5/359
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Marianne Compton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Castle Ashby
CreatorCompton; Marianne (1817–1888); daughter of Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton FRS
Date18 December 1838
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Her father has burnt his hand so she is writing to inform him that there will be a joint committee meeting on Saturday. When is John Frederick William Herschel coming to visit them?
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCastle Ashby, Northamptonshire
Origin coordinates52.2271, -0.7417
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6656
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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