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

Reference number: HS/8/315

Date: 26 July 1823

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is coming to London and wants to see John Frederick William Herschel.

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HS/8/315
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26 July 1823
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1 page
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James Grahame

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James Grahame, Letter, from James Grahame to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bristol, 26 July 1823, HS/8/315, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_315/letter-from-james-grahame-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bristol, accessed on 24 May 2025

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