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Letter, from James Grahame to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh

Reference number: HS/8/257

Date: 6 September 1813

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Encourages John Frederick William Herschel to get rid of his hatred of infants.

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HS/8/257
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6 September 1813
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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James Grahame

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James Grahame, Letter, from James Grahame to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 6 September 1813, HS/8/257, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_257/letter-from-james-grahame-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 20 July 2026

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