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Letter, from Miles Bland to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge

Reference number: HS/4/155

Date: 11 June 1822

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Autograph letter signed by sender. John Frederick William Herschel has been appointed a Lay-fellow. It entails no duties. The present body regards it as an honor to retain John Frederick William Herschel's name.

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HS/4/155
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11 June 1822
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Miles Bland

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Miles Bland, Letter, from Miles Bland to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge, 11 June 1822, HS/4/155, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_155/letter-from-miles-bland-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 08 June 2026

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