Letter, from Benjamin Gompertz to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/8/137
Date: 31 May 1823
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is applying for the position of actuary at the Law Life Assurance Society and would be glad of a letter of recommendation from John Frederick William Herschel; please direct a letter to Messrs. Peace as soon as possible.
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- HS/8/137
- Earliest possible date
- 31 May 1823
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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Benjamin Gompertz, Letter, from Benjamin Gompertz to Sir John Herschel, 31 May 1823, HS/8/137, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_137/letter-from-benjamin-gompertz-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 22 January 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 8 Galbraith-J Grahame
1810-1870 Reference number: HS/8
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Benjamin Gompertz
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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