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Letter from Maty accepting a proposal of an 'expedition' between Penneck's daughter and Maty's daughter.

Reference number
AP/4/6a
Earliest possible date
1770s
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Matthew Maty

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Matthew Maty, Unpublished letter, on an expedition for daughters from M [Matthew] Maty to Rev Sir [Richard Penneck], 1770s, AP/4/6a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_4_6a/unpublished-letter-on-an-expedition-for-daughters-from-m-matthew-maty-to-rev-sir-richard-penneck, accessed on 09 October 2024

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