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Autograph letter signed by sender. Saw [Richard] Jones and stopped letter he was sending to Lord John [Russell]. Has consulted [John] Lefevre. Needs to tell John Frederick William Herschel what passed between [Sir William] Hodges and Lord John.

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HS/14/459
Earliest possible date
18 July 1851
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Ryan

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Edward Ryan, Letter, from Sir Edward Ryan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Board of Trade, 18 July 1851, HS/14/459, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_459/letter-from-sir-edward-ryan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-board-of-trade, accessed on 08 October 2026

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