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Letter, from ALS 4pp to Augustus De Morgan, dated at which [Thomas?] Graham has sent him."

Reference number: HS/6/292

Date: 13 November 1856

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Pleased to hear his health is improving, but he should rest in the morning. Thinks it will be a long time before the decimal coinage can be introduced. Comments on cooking in the next century. Has been looking at a 10 bar of aluminium which [Thomas?] Graham has sent him.

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HS/6/292
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13 November 1856
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, from ALS 4pp to Augustus De Morgan, dated at which [Thomas?] Graham has sent him.", 13 November 1856, HS/6/292, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_292/letter-from-als-4pp-to-augustus-de-morgan-dated-at-which-thomas-graham-has-sent-him, accessed on 19 August 2026

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