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
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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 17 July 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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