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HSF - Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel, and the Herschel family
- 2 - Correspondence of Colonel John Herschel
  - 1 - Letters of John Herschel to Margaret Brodie Herschel and John Frederick William Herschel

RefNo	HSF/2/1/36
Previous numbers	32.8.20
Level	Item
Title	Letter from J [John] Herschel, Roorkie [Roorkee], to 'Dearest Father' [John Frederick William Herschel]
Creator	Herschel; John (1837-1921); British army officer and astronomer
Date	4 November 1859
Description	He was just about to write to his father when the expected letter from Colonel [Andrew Scott] Waugh arrived, confirming John's appointment as 2nd Assistant to the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. He is now started on his real Indian career, therefore. He has been happy in his present position as subaltern in the Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners, but considered it a temporary position and never felt quite settled. Now he has succeeded in what he had hoped for. Colonel Waugh's private letter is too long to copy, but as with all of his letters, extremely kind. John is to join at Mussoorie where he is promised a hearty welcome and to consider Waugh's house his Indian home. Among his guests is Major [Henry Edward Landor] Thuillier who came up with his son. Thuillier was very kind to John in Calcutta [Kolkata]. He gives an extract from Waugh's letter, which says that John would be joining [James Palladio] Basevi and [James] Walker, and giving instructions. His father should not expect to hear much from John in the next few mails. He asks that Alick [Alexander Stewart Herschel] is told that the books of [William Stephen Raikes] Hodson's 'Life' and [Hans Christian] Andersen's 'Marchen' have arrived on his birthday.
Extent	4p.
Format	Manuscript
PhysicalDescription	Ink on paper
AccessStatus	Open

Fellows associated with this archive

Code	PersonName	Dates
NA7955	Herschel; John (1837 - 1921)	1837 - 1921

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