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Autograph letter signed by sender. Delayed answering John Frederick William Herschel's letter. Describes new baby son [Thomas?]. Thanks Margaret Brodie Herschel for note.

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HS/18/5
Earliest possible date
26 May 1869
Page extent
4 pages
Format
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 Seymour St., 26 May 1869, HS/18/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_5/letter-from-thomas-francis-wade-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-58-seymour-st, accessed on 06 October 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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