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Letter, from William Jones to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's College

Reference number: HS/10/413

Date: 1 January 1833

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has had no communication with Thomas Phillips regarding John Frederick William Herschel's portrait and they would approve of John Frederick William Herschel's choice of H. W. Pickersgill. Will call on Pickersgill when he is in town and arrange size of the portrait.

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HS/10/413
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1 January 1833
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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William Jones

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William Jones, Letter, from William Jones to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's College, 1 January 1833, HS/10/413, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_413/letter-from-william-jones-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-johns-college, accessed on 17 April 2026

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