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Autograph letter signed by sender. Informs John Frederick William Herschel that John Frederick William Herschel has been recommended to the Queen for the Commission of Peace.

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HS/17/438
Earliest possible date
29 March 1839
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Acton Tindal

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Acton Tindal, Letter, from Acton Tindal to Sir John Herschel, dated at Aylesbury, 29 March 1839, HS/17/438, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_438/letter-from-acton-tindal-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-aylesbury, accessed on 08 November 2025

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