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Letter, from John Gorham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Tonbridge

Reference number: HS/8/222

Date: 11 August 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes to be at Collingwood on Saturday at 2 o'clock.

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HS/8/222
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11 August 1859
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1 page
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John Gorham

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John Gorham, Letter, from John Gorham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Tonbridge, 11 August 1859, HS/8/222, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_222/letter-from-john-gorham-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-tonbridge, accessed on 18 April 2026

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