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Reminiscences of Adams as an undergraduate

Adams/Box 42/7/1
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1892 (Undated; probably written in 1892 at request of Mrs A. for infomation about JCA's early life.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Spencer, Edward (b 1818)

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 29/14/4
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1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Glaisher's Biographical Memoir of JCA. Enclosed with EA to DM, Box 29/14/3.

Spencer, Edward (b 1818)

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 29/6/2
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1892-1919 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Information for DM's biography of JCA. Enclosed with EA to DM (Box 29/6/1).

Spencer, Edward (b 1818)

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 28/28/5
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18 May 1892 (No year given.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Publication of ES's letter about JCA in The Standard. Memories of JCA as a student.

Spencer, Edward (b 1818)

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 28/28/4
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10 Jan. 1863-10 Jan. 1892 (No year given. During JCA's lifetime.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Social.

Spencer, Edward (b 1818)

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 28/28/3
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29 Jan. 1863-29 Jan. 1892 (No year given. During JCA's lifetime.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Books recommended.

Spencer, Edward (b 1818)

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 26/28/3
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16 Mar. 1897 (Year not given: assumed from context.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Would welcome gift of copy of Memoir from the Collected Papers.

Spencer, Edward (b 1818)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/15/5
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20 Mar. 1879 (No year given: taken from content.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Needs help with part of a question from Camb. Local Examinations. paper. Requests photograph of JCA. Recalls walking to London with him. Family news. Reports death of Thomas Gibbons.

Spencer, Edward (b 1818)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/15/4
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27 July 1848-27 July 1853 (No year given: from ES's career probably 1848-53.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Mr Arbuthnot would welcome a letter from JCA. Quotes from letter from Dk. of Bedford to Mr. A. on subject of JCA's Civil List Pension.

Spencer, Edward (b 1818)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/15/3
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8 Jan. 1847 (No year given: dated from ES's career at Fleetwood.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Thanks for papers about Neptune JCA has sent. Offers to translate into French for publication there, should the appointed translator fail. Thanks JCA for promised exam papers: asks to keep them for him rather than post them.

Spencer, Edward (b 1818)

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