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RefNoHS/8/139
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Benjamin Gompertz to Sir John Herschel, dated at Vauxhall
CreatorBenjamin Gompertz
Date15 June 1830
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. His brother-in-law, Moses Montefiore, desires to become a member of the Athenaeum and he would be grateful for John Frederick William Herschel's assistance in this matter.
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originVauxhall
Origin coordinates51.4903, -0.1193
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9804
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3427Gompertz; Benjamin (1779 - 1865)1779 - 1865
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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