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Autograph letter signed by sender. Short letter in code.

Reference number
HS/8/157
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

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, HS/8/157, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_157/letter-from-alexander-hamilton-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-argyll-house, accessed on 19 May 2025

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