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Letter, from Samuel Buckley to Hans Sloane

Reference number: EL/B2/47

Date: 23 April 1698

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Autograph letter with reviews of books on discoveries in South America

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EL/B2/47
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23 April 1698
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Samuel Buckley

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Samuel Buckley, Letter, from Samuel Buckley to Hans Sloane, 23 April 1698, EL/B2/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_47/letter-from-samuel-buckley-to-hans-sloane, accessed on 13 November 2025

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