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Letter, from Charles Edward Trevelyan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Treasury

Reference number: HS/17/444

Date: 1 January 1858

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Reports misplacement of letters of William Herschel after publication of extracts for The Times.

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HS/17/444
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1 January 1858
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Edward Trevelyan

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Charles Edward Trevelyan, Letter, from Charles Edward Trevelyan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Treasury, 1 January 1858, HS/17/444, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_444/letter-from-charles-edward-trevelyan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-treasury, accessed on 16 November 2025

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