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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

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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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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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