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Letter, from Robert Grahame, Sr. to Sir John Herschel, dated at London

Reference number: HS/9/8

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Will be pleased to breakfast with him tomorrow, but must leave before ten in order to keep an appointment.

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HS/9/8
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Robert of Whitehill Grahame

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Robert of Whitehill Grahame, Letter, from Robert Grahame, Sr. to Sir John Herschel, dated at London, HS/9/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_8/letter-from-robert-grahame-sr-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, accessed on 19 April 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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