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Reference numberHS/6/437
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Sophia E. De Morgan to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at 6 Merton Road
CreatorDe Morgan; Sophia Elizabeth (1809-1892); née Frend; author; activist; spiritualist; wife to Augustus De Morgan
Date12 August 1871
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Has been trying to collect letters of her husband as she intends writing a memoir on him [Memoir of Augustus De Morgan (London, 1882)]. Would be grateful if she could borrow any of his letters to John Frederick William Herschel.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin6 Merton Road, London
Origin coordinates51.44889, 0.19417
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Access statusOpen
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7256
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