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Letter, from Edward A. S. Seymour to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty

Reference number: HS/17/197

Date: 21 August 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Unable to appoint a Mr. Maclea [Harry Maclear], on whose behalf John Frederick William Herschel had applied, to Cadetship in the Royal Marines, in justice to many older candidates.

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HS/17/197
Earliest possible date
21 August 1862
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward A. S. Seymour

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Edward A. S. Seymour, Letter, from Edward A. S. Seymour to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty, 21 August 1862, HS/17/197, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_197/letter-from-edward-a-s-seymour-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-admiralty, accessed on 13 April 2026

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