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

Reference number: HS/8/152

Date: 1 April 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Cannot lay his hands on John Frederick William Herschel's paper at the moment. Family is going on well. Will send details of the secret code of Army signals.

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HS/8/152
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1 April 1861
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1 page
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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 Colchester, 1 April 1861, HS/8/152, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_152/letter-from-alexander-hamilton-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-colchester, accessed on 19 August 2026

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