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Letter, from Ellen Toynbee to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's Lodge

Reference number: HS/17/441

Date: 16 September 1865

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Expresses gratitude over John Frederick William Herschel's sympathy for ET's father's death. Describes his last days.

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HS/17/441
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16 September 1865
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Ellen Toynbee

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Ellen Toynbee, Letter, from Ellen Toynbee to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's Lodge, 16 September 1865, HS/17/441, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_441/letter-from-ellen-toynbee-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-johns-lodge, accessed on 12 December 2025

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