Letter, from James Grahame to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh
Reference number: HS/8/261
Date: 26 February 1814
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for essays John Frederick William Herschel sent; John Playfair was impressed by them. James Grahame is writing material in favor of a Glasgow/Edinburgh canal.
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- HS/8/261
- Earliest possible date
- 26 February 1814
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Grahame, Letter, from James Grahame to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 26 February 1814, HS/8/261, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_261/letter-from-james-grahame-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 16 May 2026
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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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John Frederick William Herschel
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