Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alexander Hamilton-Gordon
Reference number: HS/8/155
Date: 1869
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Draft letter. Discusses the 'strange proceedings on the part of the Bombay Authorities.' Mentions actions in this regard by Carry [John Frederick William Herschel's daughter Caroline].
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- HS/8/155
- Earliest possible date
- 1869
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alexander Hamilton-Gordon, 1869, HS/8/155, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_155/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-alexander-hamilton-gordon, accessed on 11 February 2026
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