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

Reference number: HS/8/390

Date: 1 August 1829

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to be trustee for James Grahame in a legal matter.

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HS/8/390
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1 August 1829
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2 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 Wanstead, 1 August 1829, HS/8/390, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_390/letter-from-james-grahame-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-wanstead, accessed on 13 June 2025

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