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Letter, from C[harles] De La Pryme to Sir John Herschel, dated at Marine Parade, Brighton, East Sussex

Reference number: HS/6/487

Date: 19 August 1856

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Inviting John Frederick William Herschel to become a candidate at Cambridge.

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HS/6/487
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19 August 1856
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles De La Pryme

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Charles De La Pryme, Letter, from C[harles] De La Pryme to Sir John Herschel, dated at Marine Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, 19 August 1856, HS/6/487, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_487/letter-from-charles-de-la-pryme-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-marine-parade-brighton-east-sussex, accessed on 10 December 2024

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