Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James A. Gordon, dated at London
Reference number: HS/8/193
Date: 22 November 1850
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Draft letter. Has accepted the offer of the Mastership of the Mint and has to find security for £20,000; can James A. Gordon assist him in finding this sum as his own resources are not enough?
- Reference number
- HS/8/193
- Earliest possible date
- 22 November 1850
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James A. Gordon, dated at London, 22 November 1850, HS/8/193, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_193/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-a-gordon-dated-at-london, 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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James Alexander Gordon
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