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  <dc:title>Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to R. S. White, dated at Collingwood</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. John Frederick William Herschel will not join subscribers for prizes. Objects to so much emphasis on exhibitions of competitive sports, to the detriment of serious education. Feels young people benefit more from spontaneous exercise.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>13 March 1870</dc:date>
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