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Letter, from James Grahame to Sir John Herschel, dated at L'Eperonniere

Reference number: HS/8/410

Date: 31 December 1831

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Responds to the news that John Frederick William Herschel's mother is seriously ill.

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HS/8/410
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31 December 1831
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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 L'Eperonniere, 31 December 1831, HS/8/410, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_410/letter-from-james-grahame-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-leperonniere, accessed on 17 July 2026

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