Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naish, Bristol
Reference number: HS/8/170
Date: 16 July 1843
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Autograph letter signed by sender. If not already invited, he would be very welcome to be their guest at Bristol when the new iron screw ship is named by the Prince Consort. Outlines method of reaching Bristol.
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- HS/8/170
- Earliest possible date
- 16 July 1843
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Alexander Gordon, Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naish, Bristol, 16 July 1843, HS/8/170, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_170/letter-from-james-a-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-naish-bristol, accessed on 18 June 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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James Alexander Gordon
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John Frederick William Herschel
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