Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Parsons, dated at Collingwood Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Outlines the early life of his father, Sir William Herschel, and shows that the cutting received from the Stroud Journal was inaccurate. [Marked 'not sent.'] 31 May 1862