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Copy letter, from Alexander Hamilton-Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Camp, Gerrickler

Reference number: HS/8/147

Date: 14 August 1854

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Copy of a letter. Soldiers are suffering in this unhealthy country for want of occupation. Hopes he has been able to lighten his duties at the Mint. Administration seems inefficient in the supply to the troops.

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HS/8/147
Earliest possible date
14 August 1854
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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army general; Liberal Party politician; husband of Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (1817-1890)

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army general; Liberal Party politician; husband of Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (1817-1890), Copy letter, from Alexander Hamilton-Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Camp, Gerrickler, 14 August 1854, HS/8/147, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_147/copy-letter-from-alexander-hamilton-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-camp-gerrickler, accessed on 22 July 2026

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