St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 4/7/3
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22 Dec. 1862

Announcement of engagement of J.C.A. Miss Bruce (Mrs. Adams).

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to Francis Bashforth

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/44/1
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5 Mar. 1863

Acknowledgement of congratulations on JCA's engagement. Description of JCA's happiness. Advice that FB follows his example. This is backed up by Miss Bruce. Announcement of date of wedding. Suggestion that FB might be groomsman were it not for the distance.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/25/1
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27 Dec. 1862

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Does not think JCA can reasonably re-arrange his Professorial lectures, now the details have been published, to marry when he proposes. Suggests moving date of wedding. GGS's view of the importance of lectures, and inability to move his own course on account of need for the sun.

Stokes, Sir George Gabriel (1819-1903) 1st Baronet, physicist

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 6/58/3
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29 Dec. 1865

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Laplace on lunar theory. Material needed for Presidential speech for R.A.S. urgently.

De La Rue, Warren (1815-1889) chemist and astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/3/5
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28 Feb. 1863

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Details of arrangements for Eliza Bruce's marriage settlement.

Bruce, Henry (fl 1863)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 10/34/1
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9 Oct. 1857

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Social: French holiday. With Miss Bruce (future Mrs. Adams). Telescope at Paris Observatory. Meeting with Foucault. Neptune controversy.

Lloyd, Humphrey (1800-1881) physicist and university administrator

Autograph letter to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 26/16/2
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11 May 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Incomplete. Writer approves of a letter EA has written to the Vice Chancellor for a meeting of a University Syndicate [probably the Observatory Syndicate].

Unknown (000732)

Autograph letter to Eliza Adams