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Letter, from Thomas Graham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Mint

Reference number: HS/8/230

Date: 27 April 1865

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his letter and also the enclosed one of B. H. Babbage. Regarding appointments to the proposed Mint at Melbourne. The difficulties involved.

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HS/8/230
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27 April 1865
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Graham

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Thomas Graham, Letter, from Thomas Graham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Mint, 27 April 1865, HS/8/230, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_230/letter-from-thomas-graham-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-mint, accessed on 13 May 2025

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