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Letter, from James Grahame to Sir John Herschel, dated at 5 Place de Launcy, Nantes

Reference number: HS/8/439

Date: 3 June 1842

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Of James Grahame's intention to write a pamphlet against slavery.

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HS/8/439
Earliest possible date
3 June 1842
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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 5 Place de Launcy, Nantes, 3 June 1842, HS/8/439, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_439/letter-from-james-grahame-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-5-place-de-launcy-nantes, accessed on 17 May 2025

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