| RefNo | HS/9/453 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir William J. Hooker to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Creator | Sir William J. Hooker |
| Date | 27 August 1845 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Many thanks for the trouble he has taken over the matter of the telescope for Lima. His own son Joseph is a candidate for the chair of botany at Edinburgh and would be grateful for a testimonial. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond |
| Origin coordinates | 51.478889, A0.293611 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10575
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3321 | Hooker; Sir; William Jackson (1785 - 1865); botanist | 1785 - 1865 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |