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Letter, from Langham Dale to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kingsclere near Newbury

Reference number: HS/6/462

Date: 10 January 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been employed in London studying the way in which Government aid is granted to further popular education. Will be moving on to Glasgow soon to do similar work. Has been offered an L.L.D. if he can obtain a recommendation from someone in this country.

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HS/6/462
Earliest possible date
10 January 1859
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Langham Dale

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Langham Dale, Letter, from Langham Dale to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kingsclere near Newbury, 10 January 1859, HS/6/462, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_462/letter-from-langham-dale-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-kingsclere-near-newbury, accessed on 16 January 2026

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