| RefNo | HS/14/418 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Samuel Rogers to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. James's Place |
| Creator | Samuel Rogers |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 29 December 1842 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for the poem [John Frederick William Herschel's translation of Friedrich Schiller's 'The Walk'] he sent. Requests a song sung by 'faery elves' in William Herschel's telescope. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | St. James's Place, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.505725, -0.139661 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2173
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2994 | Rogers; Samuel (1763 - 1855) | 1763 - 1855 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |