Incomplete letter, from Alexander [Hamilton-]Gordon to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Eaton Square

Reference number: HS/8/156

Date: 24 October 1870

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Autographed letter, incomplete. Would like an order from Sir John to allow him to read in the British Museum.

Reference number: HS/8/156
Earliest possible date: 24 October 1870
Page extent: 1 page
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), Incomplete letter, from Alexander [Hamilton-]Gordon to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Eaton Square, 24 October 1870, HS/8/156, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_156/incomplete-letter-from-alexander-hamilton-gordon-to-margaret-brodie-herschel-dated-at-eaton-square, accessed on 24 January 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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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

Dates: 1807 - 1875

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