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Paper, 'Directions and enquiries concerning Virginia [USA] recommended to Edward Diggs' by unknown author

Reference number: CLP/19/48

Date: 22 July 1669

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A series of questions and intentions regarding a Virginia plantation, including its history, the 'planting and ordering of tobacco', 'the progress of the silkwork' and the variety of crops that may be grown and harvested on the plantation.

Subject: Agriculture

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CLP/19/48
Earliest possible date
22 July 1669
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Directions and enquiries concerning Virginia [USA] recommended to Edward Diggs' by unknown author, 22 July 1669, CLP/19/48, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_19_48/paper-directions-and-enquiries-concerning-virginia-usa-recommended-to-edward-diggs-by-unknown-author, accessed on 11 April 2026

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