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Letter, from William Hepworth Dixon to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's Wood

Reference number: HS/6/496

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a privately printed tract on the confession and submission of Chancellor Bacon. Invites comments.

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HS/6/496
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Hepworth Dixon

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William Hepworth Dixon, Letter, from William Hepworth Dixon to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's Wood, HS/6/496, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_496/letter-from-william-hepworth-dixon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-johns-wood, accessed on 11 November 2024

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