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Letter, from Edward Everett to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge, Mass.

Reference number: HS/7/117

Date: 13 November 1847

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received John Frederick William Herschel's volume and letter from Algernon Percy (4th Duke of Northumberland). Regards it as a valuable contribution to his library. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's opinion on the papers of Benjamin Peirce and his views on the planet Neptune.

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HS/7/117
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13 November 1847
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Everett

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Edward Everett, Letter, from Edward Everett to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge, Mass., 13 November 1847, HS/7/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_117/letter-from-edward-everett-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge-mass, accessed on 06 December 2025

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