| RefNo | HS/16/11 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College |
| Creator | Richard Sheepshanks |
| Date | 27 February 1840 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Assures John Frederick William Herschel that engravers typically take for themselves a few copies of any print they have made. If a large number of these appear for sale, then it is fraud. Suggests John Frederick William Herschel not act because the engraver is 'insane' and the exposure would hurt his family. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.207, 0.1146 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3668
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5536 | Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855) | 1794 - 1855 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |