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Letter, from Frederick Scott Archer to Sir John Herschel, dated at 18 Tavistock St., Covent Garden

Reference number: HS/1/404

Date: 9 October 1844

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Offering John Frederick William Herschel an opportunity to buy a copy of a bust of Mary Somerville.

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HS/1/404
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9 October 1844
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Frederick Scott Archer

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Frederick Scott Archer, Letter, from Frederick Scott Archer to Sir John Herschel, dated at 18 Tavistock St., Covent Garden, 9 October 1844, HS/1/404, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_404/letter-from-frederick-scott-archer-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-18-tavistock-st-covent-garden, accessed on 17 July 2026

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