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Letter, from William Henry Barton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Mint

Reference number: HS/3/300

Date: 3 May 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the Pyx accounts. Has seen John Frederick William Herschel's son. What does he think of the new coins.

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HS/3/300
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3 May 1861
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Henry Barton

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William Henry Barton, Letter, from William Henry Barton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Mint, 3 May 1861, HS/3/300, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_300/letter-from-william-henry-barton-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-mint, accessed on 22 January 2026

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