Item 33 - Letter from William Whewell to Sir Denis Le Marchant

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Reference code

Add. MS a/238/33

Title

Letter from William Whewell to Sir Denis Le Marchant

Date(s)

  • 6 Mar. 1845 (Creation)

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Item

Extent and medium

1 folded sheet

Context area

Name of creator

(1794-1866)

Biographical history

William Whewell was born in Lancaster on 24 May 1794, son of John Whewell, master carpenter. Whewell's talents were spotted by Joseph Rowley, Master of Lancaster Grammar School, who offered to teach him for free. When John Hudson, a Fellow of Trinityread more

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Purchased from Kyrle Fletcher, 1980.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Describes the Trinity College admissions process in answer to Le Marchant's enquiry concerning the admission of his nephew [Sir Charles Cunliffe Smith?].

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Related units of description

See also the Papers of William Whewell, described in the collection level record linked below.

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