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

Reference number: HS/14/464

Date: 29 January 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has shown John Frederick William Herschel's son's letter to [C. E.] Trevelyan and encloses his reply. Affairs in India may become more dangerous.

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HS/14/464
Earliest possible date
29 January 1859
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2 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, 29 January 1859, HS/14/464, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_464/letter-from-sir-edward-ryan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-garden-lodge, accessed on 08 September 2026

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