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Letter, from John Taylor, F.R.S. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Duke St., Adelphi

Reference number: HS/17/429

Date: 22 February 1841

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends John Frederick William Herschel a quantity of silver ore from Mexico.

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HS/17/429
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22 February 1841
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Taylor

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John Taylor, Letter, from John Taylor, F.R.S. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Duke St., Adelphi, 22 February 1841, HS/17/429, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_429/letter-from-john-taylor-frs-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-duke-st-adelphi, accessed on 09 February 2025

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