Record

RefNoHS/8/119
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Davies Gilbert, dated at 12 Charlotte St., Portland Place
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date2 March 1829
DescriptionDraft letter. Is leaving London for many months and would therefore like his name removed from the Council of the Royal Society, and also his Vice-presidency to be terminated. Would like his name removed from the glass sub-committee.
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place origin12 Charlotte St., Portland Place, London
Origin coordinates51.51959, -0.13591
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/21/42
RelatedRecordHS/21/42
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9782
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8707Gilbert; Davies (1767-1839)1767-1839
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