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Letter, from Sarah Lee to Sir John Herschel, dated at 27 Regent Square

Reference number: HS/11/190

Date: 17 May 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for John Frederick William Herschel's testimonial, which she has forwarded with others to Lord John Russell.

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HS/11/190
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17 May 1848
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Sarah Eglonton Bowdich Lee

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Sarah Eglonton Bowdich Lee, Letter, from Sarah Lee to Sir John Herschel, dated at 27 Regent Square, 17 May 1848, HS/11/190, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_190/letter-from-sarah-lee-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-27-regent-square, accessed on 09 December 2024

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