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Letter, from J. T. Raymond to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cowley St. John

Reference number: HS/14/473

Date: 3 May 1870

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Cannot afford fees he must pay to be ordained. Asks for financial assistance. Includes letters from a tutor and a professor.

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HS/14/473
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3 May 1870
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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J. T. Raymond

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J. T. Raymond, Letter, from J. T. Raymond to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cowley St. John, 3 May 1870, HS/14/473, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_473/letter-from-j-t-raymond-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cowley-st-john, accessed on 14 July 2026

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