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Letter, from Robert Grahame to [Sir John Herschel], dated at Glasgow

Reference number: HS/9/9

Date: 30 August 1843

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received three transfers that Sir John Hershcel has executed as one of Matilda's Trustees, and is unsure of one of the names.

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HS/9/9
Earliest possible date
30 August 1843
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Robert of Whitehill Grahame

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Robert of Whitehill Grahame, Letter, from Robert Grahame to [Sir John Herschel], dated at Glasgow, 30 August 1843, HS/9/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_9/letter-from-robert-grahame-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-glasgow, accessed on 16 March 2026

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