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Letter, from James Grahame to Lady [Mary] Herschel, dated at Paris

Reference number: HS/8/403

Date: 17 January 1831

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks how Lady Herschel is.

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HS/8/403
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17 January 1831
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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James Grahame

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James Grahame, Letter, from James Grahame to Lady [Mary] Herschel, dated at Paris, 17 January 1831, HS/8/403, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_403/letter-from-james-grahame-to-lady-mary-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 06 September 2026

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