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Letter, from Sir William J. Hooker to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Reference number: HS/9/454

Date: 21 September 1845

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for John Frederick William Herschel's testimonial for his son Joseph. Wishes the Herschels would come and look around Kew. Regarding the Cape bulbs. Has no official person to collect seeds.

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HS/9/454
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21 September 1845
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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William Jackson Hooker

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William Jackson Hooker, Letter, from Sir William J. Hooker to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 21 September 1845, HS/9/454, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_454/letter-from-sir-william-j-hooker-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-botanic-gardens-kew, accessed on 19 June 2025

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