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Letter, from Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland) to Sir John Herschel, dated at Buxton

Reference number: HS/13/345

Date: 1 September 1833

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Wants John Frederick William Herschel to negotiate with [R. A.] Cauchoix [see H. Percy's 1833-8-12], keeping HP's name out of the transactions.

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HS/13/345
Earliest possible date
1 September 1833
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Hugh Percy

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Hugh Percy, Letter, from Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland) to Sir John Herschel, dated at Buxton, 1 September 1833, HS/13/345, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_345/letter-from-hugh-percy-3rd-duke-of-northumberland-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-buxton, accessed on 07 March 2026

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