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

Reference number: HS/9/488

Date: 20 March 1827

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses draft. On the point of leaving College for Staplehurst, where he will be pleased to see John Frederick William Herschel whenever he is in the neighborhood.

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HS/9/488
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20 March 1827
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1 page
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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, 20 March 1827, HS/9/488, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_488/letter-from-thomas-w-hornbuckle-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-johns-college-cambridge, accessed on 08 December 2025

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