Letter, from Robert John Kane to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dublin
Reference number: HS/11/1
Date: 8 September 1846

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is about to leave for a journey through Belgium and Germany for the purpose of studying collegiate education on behalf of the Irish government. Would welcome any letters of introduction from John Frederick William Herschel.
- Reference number
- HS/11/1
- Earliest possible date
- 8 September 1846
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator name
Robert John Kane
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Robert John Kane, Letter, from Robert John Kane to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dublin, 8 September 1846, HS/11/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_1/letter-from-robert-john-kane-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 24 May 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 11 Kane-L miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/11
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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