Letter, from Alexander Hamilton-Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Argyll House

Reference number: HS/8/150

Date: 1 October 1857

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been very busy; otherwise he would have acknowledged his cheque before. Is glad to hear better news from India. Bad organization for the arming of the British troops in India.

Reference number: HS/8/150
Earliest possible date: 1 October 1857
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: 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), Letter, from Alexander Hamilton-Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Argyll House, 1 October 1857, HS/8/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_150/letter-from-alexander-hamilton-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-argyll-house, accessed on 13 June 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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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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