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Letter, from John Burton to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Scarning, Norfolk

Reference number: EL/B1/110

Date: 09 December 1667

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Autograph letter concerning a floating turf or hillock at Horningtock and moveable sands in Norfolk, latter causing damage to the property of Thomas Wright, who would be able to give an account about this; concerning a girl with a deformity

Reference number
EL/B1/110
Earliest possible date
09 December 1667
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Burton

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John Burton, Letter, from John Burton to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Scarning, Norfolk, 09 December 1667, EL/B1/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_110/letter-from-john-burton-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-scarning-norfolk, accessed on 10 December 2023

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