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Letter, from Arthur Penrhyn Stanley to Sir John Herschel, dated at Oxford

Reference number: HS/17/228

Date: 16 May 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Offers John Frederick William Herschel and Lady Herschel lodging during Oxford B.A.A.S. meeting.

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HS/17/228
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16 May 1860
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

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Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Letter, from Arthur Penrhyn Stanley to Sir John Herschel, dated at Oxford, 16 May 1860, HS/17/228, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_228/letter-from-arthur-penrhyn-stanley-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 09 February 2025

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