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Letter, from James Grahame to Sir John Herschel, dated at Whitehill, Glasgow

Reference number: HS/8/272

Date: 1 April 1816

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Family news; agrees to forward any manuscript John Frederick William Herschel sends to John Playfair.

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HS/8/272
Earliest possible date
1 April 1816
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1 page
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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 Whitehill, Glasgow, 1 April 1816, HS/8/272, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_272/letter-from-james-grahame-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-whitehill-glasgow, accessed on 17 May 2025

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