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Letter, from William Ritchie to Sir John Herschel, dated at Tain

Reference number: HS/14/348

Date: 30 January 1825

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Still anxious to become a fellow of the Royal Society [of London] Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for offer. Would like to be elected before end of present session.

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HS/14/348
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30 January 1825
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1 page
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Manuscript

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William Ritchie

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William Ritchie, Letter, from William Ritchie to Sir John Herschel, dated at Tain, 30 January 1825, HS/14/348, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_348/letter-from-william-ritchie-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-tain, accessed on 13 June 2026

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