| RefNo | HS/21/123 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Elliot Drinkwater-Bethune, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Drinkwater-Bethune; John Elliot (1801-1851); educator; mathematician; founder of Calcutta Female School in India |
| Date | 30 November 1832 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Responds favorably to John Henry Dallmeyer's request that John Frederick William Herschel vote for J. W. Lubbock in a forthcoming election [to represent the University of Cambridge in Parliament]. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/19/66 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8262
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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 |