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

Reference number: HS/8/333

Date: 25 October 1825

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to obtain entry for James Grahame to the British Museum library.

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HS/8/333
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25 October 1825
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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 Edinburgh, 25 October 1825, HS/8/333, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_333/letter-from-james-grahame-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 19 May 2025

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