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00231 - Manuscript letter from the Reverend Sir John Charles William Herschel, 3rd Bart. (1869-1950), dated 22 August 1922, sent to the Doncaster Gazette and correcting some mis-statements in an article on his great-grandfather, Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), the astronomer, published on 18 August; together with a newspaper cutting (probably also from the Gazette), dated in manuscript 19 October 1933 and signed in manuscript "G. W. B.".

Document Reference Number	MS 223
Title	Manuscript letter from the Reverend Sir John Charles William Herschel, 3rd Bart. (1869-1950), dated 22 August 1922, sent to the Doncaster Gazette and correcting some mis-statements in an article on his great-grandfather, Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), the astronomer, published on 18 August; together with a newspaper cutting (probably also from the Gazette), dated in manuscript 19 October 1933 and signed in manuscript "G. W. B.".
Description	The cutting contains a review of Lady Constance A. Lubbock's The Herschel Chronicle which refers to the letter of 1922, pointing out that Lady Lubbock (1855?-1939, J. C. W. Herschel's aunt) supported the points made in the letter.
Level	Fonds
Date	1922
Extent	2 items
OtherNumber	710880
AccessStatus	Available for general access

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