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Herschel4631

From:
Admiralty
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 January 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.15
Summary:

Advising JH that the Admiralty will be sending him information which they have received from G. B. Airy, Edward Sabine, and Richard Owen.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7481

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Algernon Percy (4th Duke of Northumberland)
Date:
3?] January [1848
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/4.27; Reel 9
Summary:

Returns letter from French ambassador, Count Jarnac. Deeply honored by French king's desire to bestow 'Cross of the Legion of Honour' on JH, but rules of British government do not permit him to accept it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7482

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Algernon Percy (4th Duke of Northumberland)
Date:
3?] January [1848
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/4.28; Reel 9
Summary:

Thanks for New Year's wishes. Honored by French king's award, but asks AP not to press this matter. British government will not permit JH to accept it, and JH does not want to draw attention to himself while trying to arrange memorial to Thomas Maclear.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6771

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 January 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.88
Summary:

Mr. Morris, the Cranbrook carpenter, has the plan and specification ready. Would JH like to see it before sending it to the Admiralty, presumably through Francis Beaufort?

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John Herschel Project
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