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

Reference number: EL/B1/111

Date: 17 February 1667

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Autograph letter stating that a letter had been sent to Mr Wright asking him to send an account of the moveable sands in East Anglia

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EL/B1/111
Earliest possible date
17 February 1667
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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John Burton

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John Burton, Letter, from John Burton to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Scarning, Norfolk, 17 February 1667, EL/B1/111, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_111/letter-from-john-burton-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-scarning-norfolk, accessed on 06 February 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

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