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Letter, from Joseph Goodall to Sir John Herschel

Reference number: HS/8/143

Date: 1822

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes he will be more pleased with the version of the epitaph he is enclosing. Would like to discuss it with him if he has the time to spare.

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HS/8/143
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1822
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4 pages
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Joseph Goodall

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Joseph Goodall, Letter, from Joseph Goodall to Sir John Herschel, 1822, HS/8/143, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_143/letter-from-joseph-goodall-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 25 June 2025

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