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Letter, from Thomas Williams to Sir John Herschel, dated at Northumberland House

Reference number: HS/18/412

Date: 18 February 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotation by Sir John Herschel. Requested letters from [Hugh Percy] late Duke of Northumberland to John Frederick William Herschel offering to pay for publishing [Cape Results]. Hopes to include that debt in late Duke's estate, rather than as obligation upon [Algernon Percy] new Duke. Encloses receipt for £1,000. [John Frederick William Herschel note (20 Feb 1848): Sent receipt to TW. Expenses came within £50 of Duke's gift.]

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HS/18/412
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18 February 1848
Page extent
3 pages, 1 page
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Manuscript

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Thomas Williams

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Thomas Williams, Letter, from Thomas Williams to Sir John Herschel, dated at Northumberland House, 18 February 1848, HS/18/412, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_412/letter-from-thomas-williams-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-northumberland-house, accessed on 13 February 2025

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