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Letter, from [Sarah] [Newnham-]Collingwood to Sir John Herschel, dated at York Place, Portman Square

Reference number: HS/5/358

Date: 8 February 1844

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Autographed letter . Does not know the answer to his query regarding the pew, but has written to her lawyer about it.

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HS/5/358
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8 February 1844
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Sarah Newnham-Collingwood

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Sarah Newnham-Collingwood, Letter, from [Sarah] [Newnham-]Collingwood to Sir John Herschel, dated at York Place, Portman Square, 8 February 1844, HS/5/358, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_358/letter-from-sarah-newnham-collingwood-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-york-place-portman-square, accessed on 11 May 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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