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Letter, from Sarah Bowdich to Sir John Herschel, dated at 27 Burton St.

Reference number: HS/4/205

Date: 5 April 1828

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his generous letter and enclosures.

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HS/4/205
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5 April 1828
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Sarah Eglonton Bowdich Lee

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Sarah Eglonton Bowdich Lee, Letter, from Sarah Bowdich to Sir John Herschel, dated at 27 Burton St., 5 April 1828, HS/4/205, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_205/letter-from-sarah-bowdich-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-27-burton-st, accessed on 12 February 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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