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Letter, from Jacob Tomlin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edengale, Tamworth

Reference number: HS/17/440

Date: 29 November 1865

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for contributions to his book on language.

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HS/17/440
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29 November 1865
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Jacob Tomlin

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Jacob Tomlin, Letter, from Jacob Tomlin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edengale, Tamworth, 29 November 1865, HS/17/440, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_440/letter-from-jacob-tomlin-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edengale-tamworth, accessed on 08 June 2026

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