| Reference number | HS/17/231 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Digby P. Starkey to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dublin |
| Creator | Starkey; Digby P. (1806–76); Irish writer |
| Date | 4 November 1847 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. In flowery prose thanks John Frederick William Herschel for 'feeling with me in what I have felt deeply myself,' perhaps referring to one of John Frederick William Herschel's poems. Is delighted to have learned through W. R. Hamilton that John Frederick William Herschel is a poet. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Origin coordinates | 53.35, -6.260278 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3141
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |