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Letter, from Elizabeth Drummond [Jr.] to Sir John Herschel, dated at Portobello, Edinburgh

Reference number: HS/6/451

Date: 18 January 1869

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends an extract from the Examiner. Would be pleased if he would acknowledge it.

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HS/6/451
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18 January 1869
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Elizabeth [Jr.] Drummond

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Elizabeth [Jr.] Drummond, Letter, from Elizabeth Drummond [Jr.] to Sir John Herschel, dated at Portobello, Edinburgh, 18 January 1869, HS/6/451, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_451/letter-from-elizabeth-drummond-jr-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-portobello-edinburgh, accessed on 11 December 2024

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