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Auction: 20025 - Historical Documents, Postal History and Autographs
Lot: 698

Great Britain
Science & Invention
Sir Humphry Davy & John Hodgson
Undated third person note from Humphry Davy arranging to meet John Hodgson writing "Sir H. Davy hopes for the pleasure of receiving Mr. Hodgson", unsigned. Also with short note clipped from Hodgson ALS with signature John Hodgson.

John Hodgson (1779–1845) was an English clergyman and antiquary who assisted Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) in inventing the miners' gas lamp. Hodgson was influential in identifying Methane and the pair are known to have met in Newcastle in the summer of 1815.

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Estimate
£100 to £150

Starting price
£70