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Letter, from Sir Edward Ryan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Garden Lodge

Reference number: HS/14/463

Date: 2 January 1857

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends information concerning India in response to letter of John Frederick William Herschel's son. [Sir Charles Edward] Trevelyan has printed such information occasionally. Many do not see the importance of India.

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HS/14/463
Earliest possible date
2 January 1857
Page extent
4 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 Garden Lodge, 2 January 1857, HS/14/463, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_463/letter-from-sir-edward-ryan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-garden-lodge, accessed on 16 August 2026

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