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Letter, from Henry Peter Brougham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hill St.

Reference number: HS/4/305

Date: July 1827

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has laid his letter before the Council of London University and hopes he will reconsider his refusal [of professorship].

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HS/4/305
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July 1827
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Peter Brougham

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Henry Peter Brougham, Letter, from Henry Peter Brougham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hill St., July 1827, HS/4/305, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_305/letter-from-henry-peter-brougham-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-hill-st, accessed on 13 February 2025

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