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Copy letter, from Alexander Hamilton-Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Horse Guards

Reference number: HS/8/148

Date: 11 February 1856

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Copy of a letter. Would like a letter from John Frederick William Herschel giving him authority to have the box to open. Is busy with the Report.

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HS/8/148
Earliest possible date
11 February 1856
Page extent
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 Horse Guards, 11 February 1856, HS/8/148, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_148/copy-letter-from-alexander-hamilton-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-horse-guards, accessed on 07 June 2026

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