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Incomplete letter, from H. Turberville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Barnstaple

Reference number: HS/17/379

Date: 27 March 1868

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Autographed letter, incomplete. Explains conditions of his will and the distribution of his estate.

Reference number
HS/17/379
Earliest possible date
27 March 1868
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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H. Turberville

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H. Turberville, Incomplete letter, from H. Turberville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Barnstaple, 27 March 1868, HS/17/379, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_379/incomplete-letter-from-h-turberville-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-barnstaple, accessed on 14 December 2025

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