Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at University Club

Reference number: HS/8/191

Date: 25 October 1850

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes he is on the way back from his travels. Has been corresponding about the Black Prince. Nothing to add about mesmerism, but biology is strong at Glasgow. Agricultural matters seem to be improving. Has left Scotland and is travelling around.

Reference number: HS/8/191
Earliest possible date: 25 October 1850
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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James Alexander Gordon, Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at University Club, 25 October 1850, HS/8/191, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_191/letter-from-james-a-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-university-club, accessed on 19 June 2025

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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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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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