| RefNo | HS/21/178 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland), dated at Cape of Good Hope |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Hugh Percy |
| Date | 12 June 1835 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Responds to Hugh Percy's generous offer [see Hugh Percy's 1835-1-21] by saying John Frederick William Herschel does not need the money, and then suggests that Hugh Percy might want to use it to support the publication of John Frederick William Herschel's results from his stay at the Cape. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | -34.358056, 18.475556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/13/348a |
| RelatedRecord | HS/13/348 |
| HS/13/348a |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12482
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5295 | Percy; Hugh (1785 - 1847); 3rd Duke of Northumberland | 1785 - 1847 |