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Autograph letter signed by sender. Much obliged for John Frederick William Herschel applying to the Horse Guards on Harry W. Maclear's behalf. Has now received his appointment to the 28th Regiment.

Reference number
HS/13/10
Earliest possible date
12 July 1864
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Harry W. Maclear

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Harry W. Maclear, Letter, from Harry W. Maclear to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hitchin, 12 July 1864, HS/13/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_10/letter-from-harry-w-maclear-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-hitchin, accessed on 19 August 2026

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