Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Stocks, Tring
Reference number: HS/8/184
Date: 27 November 1849
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Wrote to Francis Russell (10th Duke of Bedford) about Thomas Maclear and encloses his reply. Has just framed John Frederick William Herschel's prints. Sends a few scraps. Hopes to visit G. G. Waldegrave (2nd Baron Radstock).
- Reference number
- HS/8/184
- Earliest possible date
- 27 November 1849
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Alexander Gordon, Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Stocks, Tring, 27 November 1849, HS/8/184, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_184/letter-from-james-a-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-stocks-tring, accessed on 13 May 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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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