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RefNoHS/12/8
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John McClelland to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at London
CreatorMcClelland; John (1805-1883); physician; East India Company official; Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanical Garden; editor of the Calcutta Journal of Natural History
Date30 December 1856
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Will always remember the happy day he spent at Collingwood. Spent the evening with Mr. Grant. Has ordered a sea picture for John Frederick William Herschel. Has obtained the remainder of the Griffith papers.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originLondon
Origin coordinates51.507222, A0.1275
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11643
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