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Letter, from P. O'Callaghan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cookridge Hall, Leeds

Reference number: HS/13/156

Date: 31 January 1858

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends a copy of [John?] Dalton's letter for which he is obliged. Expresses appreciation of his recent visit to Kent and Sussex.

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HS/13/156
Earliest possible date
31 January 1858
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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P. O'Callaghan

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P. O'Callaghan, Letter, from P. O'Callaghan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cookridge Hall, Leeds, 31 January 1858, HS/13/156, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_156/letter-from-p-ocallaghan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cookridge-hall-leeds, accessed on 22 July 2026

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