| RefNo | HS/24/209 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Incomplete letter, from Sir John Herschel to Elizabeth Drummond [Jr.] |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Drummond; Elizabeth [Jr.] (fl.1865-1869); sister to Thomas Drummond |
| Date | 2 November 1867 |
| Description | Copy of incomplete letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. John Frederick William Herschel is 'shaky and feeble.' Pleased with biography of ED's brother Thomas. John Frederick William Herschel's son John and bride departed today for India. Deaths of John Frederick William Herschel's contemporaries. Describes Constance Herschel's whooping cough. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | HS/19/159 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8357
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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 |