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Letter, from Daily News to Sir John Herschel, dated at London

Reference number: HS/6/459

Date: 15 February 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Agrees with him on the subject of his note, but thinks it best not to print it as names would be demanded.

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HS/6/459
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15 February 1861
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Letter, from Daily News to Sir John Herschel, dated at London, 15 February 1861, HS/6/459, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_459/letter-from-daily-news-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, accessed on 05 December 2024

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