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Letter, from Thomas Francis Wade to Sir John Herschel, dated at 58 Upper Seymour St., Portman Square

Reference number: HS/18/4

Date: 23 March 1864

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Lady Herschel is valuable friend, having written to TW often in China. TW was to have 'bowed before John Steward' but postponed. Heard of John Frederick William Herschel's son's intentions from [Alexander Hamilton?] Gordon.

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HS/18/4
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23 March 1864
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Francis Wade

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Thomas Francis Wade, Letter, from Thomas Francis Wade to Sir John Herschel, dated at 58 Upper Seymour St., Portman Square, 23 March 1864, HS/18/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_4/letter-from-thomas-francis-wade-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-58-upper-seymour-st-portman-square, accessed on 15 September 2026

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