| RefNo | HS/21/251 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Peacock |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | George Peacock |
| Date | 19 June 1838 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. John Frederick William Herschel's reasons for wishing to decline the baronetcy remain, but has decided to accept it because of Augustus Frederick's (Duke of Sussex) 'really noble conduct as respects me.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12432
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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 |
| NA7093 | Peacock; George (1791 - 1858) | 1791 - 1858 |