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Letter, from John Elliot Drinkwater-Bethune to Sir John Herschel, dated at British Coffee House

Reference number: HS/6/444

Date: 1 December 1832

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is gratified by the way in which John Frederick William Herschel has spoken of J. W. Lubbock's suitability as a Parliamentary candidate. Sends details of the resolutions passed at Cambridge.

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HS/6/444
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1 December 1832
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Elliot Drinkwater-Bethune

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John Elliot Drinkwater-Bethune, Letter, from John Elliot Drinkwater-Bethune to Sir John Herschel, dated at British Coffee House, 1 December 1832, HS/6/444, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_444/letter-from-john-elliot-drinkwater-bethune-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-british-coffee-house, accessed on 16 November 2025

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