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

Reference number: HS/8/154

Date: 2 December 1867

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Copy of a letter. Is pleased to hear his own sons are progressing well. Hopes Caroline (John Frederick William Herschel's daughter) will soon be able to come out. Is temporarily in charge of the Bombay army, which gives him plenty of work.

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HS/8/154
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2 December 1867
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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), Copy letter, from Alexander Hamilton-Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bombay, 2 December 1867, HS/8/154, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_154/copy-letter-from-alexander-hamilton-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bombay, accessed on 24 May 2025

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