Incomplete letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naish, Bristol
Reference number: HS/8/214
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Autographed letter, incomplete. Feeling worn out with his illness. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel will be able to go to Collingwood for Christmas. Thanks for all the trouble he took over the Mint-Clark affair.
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- HS/8/214
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Alexander Gordon, Incomplete letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naish, Bristol, HS/8/214, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_214/incomplete-letter-from-james-a-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-naish-bristol, accessed on 09 December 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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