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Autograph letter signed by sender. Introducing an uncle-in-law who is residing at the Cape for health reasons. Normally lives at Madras and may prove useful to John Frederick William Herschel should he visit Madras.

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HS/6/417
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Augustus de Morgan

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Augustus de Morgan, Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 5 Upper Gower St., HS/6/417, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_417/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-5-upper-gower-st, accessed on 11 December 2024

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