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RefNoHS/10/114
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth
CreatorRobert Hunt
Date17 September 1844
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Has just returned from London where he has taken his son, ready to go to Christ's Hospital. Would have called on John Frederick William Herschel but believed he was not at Collingwood. Hopes to meet him at York. Comment on his recent photographic work. Would like to obtain a position in London.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originFalmouth
Origin coordinates50.15, A5.07
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10761
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3789Hunt; Robert (1807 - 1887); mineralogist1807 - 1887
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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