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Letter, from James Grahame to Margaret Herschel, dated at Paris

Reference number: HS/8/396

Date: 22 July 1830

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Informs there is a pencil sketch on the other side of the letter by his friend Miss Henrietta [Schoyer] depicting a group of people in their pleasure gardens, and describes the individuals.

Reference number
HS/8/396
Earliest possible date
22 July 1830
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

James Grahame

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James Grahame, Letter, from James Grahame to Margaret Herschel, dated at Paris, 22 July 1830, HS/8/396, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_396/letter-from-james-grahame-to-margaret-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 13 May 2025

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