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Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at 29 Hill St.

Reference number: HS/8/161

Date: 3 November 1819

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Was pleased to receive John Frederick William Herschel's farewell letter. Would be glad when John Frederick William Herschel was in town if he would call on Gordon's father and mother. Has left copies of the translation of the Memoir of Mr. De La Harpe. Gives an extract of a letter from Naples.

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HS/8/161
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3 November 1819
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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James Alexander Gordon

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James Alexander Gordon, Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at 29 Hill St., 3 November 1819, HS/8/161, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_161/letter-from-james-a-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-29-hill-st, accessed on 10 June 2026

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