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Letter, from Patrick Shanahan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 9 Fair St., Stepney

Reference number: HS/17/200

Date: 30 November 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is losing position as Royal Mint messenger, which John Frederick William Herschel had helped him obtain. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to tell Mint Master that position was intended as permanent.

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HS/17/200
Earliest possible date
30 November 1868
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Patrick Shanahan

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Patrick Shanahan, Letter, from Patrick Shanahan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 9 Fair St., Stepney, 30 November 1868, HS/17/200, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_200/letter-from-patrick-shanahan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-9-fair-st-stepney, accessed on 17 March 2026

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