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Letter, from J[ohn] Gould to Sir John Herschel, dated at Burwash

Reference number: HS/9/110

Date: 10 January 1846

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending some extra large trout caught by the Miller, together with the 'local' trout so that he can compare them.

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HS/9/110
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10 January 1846
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Gould

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John Gould, Letter, from J[ohn] Gould to Sir John Herschel, dated at Burwash, 10 January 1846, HS/9/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_110/letter-from-john-gould-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-burwash, accessed on 15 June 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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