Letter to Sir Charles Wood, 1864, February 1.

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Letter to Sir Charles Wood, 1864, February 1.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/769451864

In this handwritten, signed letter, Herschel is introducing his eldest son, Sir William James Herschel, to British politician Sir Charles Wood. Herschel's son was on a leave of absence from his duties in India to study law in England.

1 letter, 19 cm., 4 pages.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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