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Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonshire St.

Reference number: HS/2/188

Date: 18 July 1823

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Autograph letter signed by sender. There is to be a sale of pictures, including one of John Frederick William Herschel; would he like it? Has not heard anything from the Treasury yet regarding payment of his money. Plans for projected holiday.

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HS/2/188
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18 July 1823
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Babbage

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Charles Babbage, Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonshire St., 18 July 1823, HS/2/188, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_2_188/letter-from-charles-babbage-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-devonshire-st, accessed on 10 October 2026

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