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Letter, from Sophia E. De Morgan to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at 6 Merton Road

Reference number: HS/6/442

Date: 19 February 1873

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Letters arrived on Monday and will be kept safe. Feels envious at Miss Herschel's forthcoming visit to Rome. Mentions a friend she may meet there. Work progresses slowly.

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HS/6/442
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19 February 1873
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Sophia Elizabeth De Morgan

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Sophia Elizabeth De Morgan, Letter, from Sophia E. De Morgan to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at 6 Merton Road, 19 February 1873, HS/6/442, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_442/letter-from-sophia-e-de-morgan-to-margaret-brodie-herschel-dated-at-6-merton-road, accessed on 14 November 2025

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