Thanks to JH's assistance the telescope was delivered safely and unopened. It is beautifully made.
Letter details
Record number
Herschel6756
From
William Rutter Dawes
To
Sir John Herschel
Date
[25 September 1846]
Sent from
Camden Lodge
Source of text
RS:HS 6.74
Physical description
ALS 2pp
Additional information
Record created for the Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel (CUP: Cambridge), 1998 by
Michael J. Crowe ed., David R. Dyck and James J. Kevin assoc. eds
Digital record created by
Dr Marvin Bolt and Steven Lucy at the Webster Institute of the Adler Planetarium
Converted to TEI by
Michael Hawkins, Epsilon Project, Cambridge University Library