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Letter, from F. Austen to Sir John Herschel, dated at Capel Manor, Horsmonden

Reference number: HS/1/423

Date: 29 August 1870

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends extract from Eduard Fournier's Le Vieux-Neuf.

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HS/1/423
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29 August 1870
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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John Francis Austen

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John Francis Austen, Letter, from F. Austen to Sir John Herschel, dated at Capel Manor, Horsmonden, 29 August 1870, HS/1/423, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_423/letter-from-f-austen-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-capel-manor-horsmonden, accessed on 06 December 2025

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