| RefNo | HS/9/82 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Richard Gwatkin to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's College, Cambridge |
| Creator | Gwatkin; Richard (1791-1870); Fellow of St John's College; deacon Ely |
| Date | 10 December 1827 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a clause from Dr. Thomas Plume's will which he hopes will remove John Frederick William Herschel's objections to the professorship at Cambridge. There should be no difficulty in traveling between Slough and Cambridge with steam carriages. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | St. John's College, Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.208056, 0.116667 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10196
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |