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Letter, from Thomas W. Hornbuckle to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's College, Cambridge

Reference number: HS/9/482

Date: 2 May 1815

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Offering John Frederick William Herschel the position of assistant tutor at Michaelmas. [Draft from John Frederick William Herschel declining.]

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HS/9/482
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2 May 1815
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Waldron Hornbuckle

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Thomas Waldron Hornbuckle, Letter, from Thomas W. Hornbuckle to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's College, Cambridge, 2 May 1815, HS/9/482, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_482/letter-from-thomas-w-hornbuckle-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-johns-college-cambridge, accessed on 24 May 2025

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