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Autograph letter concerns sending books to the Royal Society; asking whether the work of Dr Bonn in antiquities was a suitable subject of research for the Royal Society
Read to the Royal Society on 19 April 1699

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EL/B2/52
Earliest possible date
10 April 1699
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

G Broughton

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G Broughton, Letter, from G Broughton to Hans Sloane, dated at Venice, 10 April 1699, EL/B2/52, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_52/letter-from-g-broughton-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-venice, accessed on 15 January 2026

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  • Early Letters

    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.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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