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Letter, from Harriet Lubbock to Sir John Herschel, dated at High Elms, Farnborough

Reference number: HS/11/352

Date: 17 May 1865

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his kind note. Is convinced that John will benefit the House by becoming an M.P.

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HS/11/352
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17 May 1865
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Harriet Lubbock

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Harriet Lubbock, Letter, from Harriet Lubbock to Sir John Herschel, dated at High Elms, Farnborough, 17 May 1865, HS/11/352, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_352/letter-from-harriet-lubbock-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-high-elms-farnborough, accessed on 12 January 2026

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