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Incomplete copy letter, from Schenck & Co. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berne

Reference number: HS/17/173

Date: 14 March 1822

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Copy of a letter, incomplete. Mr. Schenck will consider favorably proposition made when John Frederick William Herschel passed through Berne, provided it is compatible with S's position and suitable for a married man.

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HS/17/173
Earliest possible date
14 March 1822
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Incomplete copy letter, from Schenck & Co. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berne, 14 March 1822, HS/17/173, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_173/incomplete-copy-letter-from-schenck-co-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-berne, accessed on 07 June 2026

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