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Letter, from James Burrough to John Houghton, dated at Bury

Reference number: EL/B2/55

Date: 27 June 1700

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Autograph letter concerning the large appetite of a man from Stanton
Read to the Royal Society on 10 July 1700
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 264, p 598

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EL/B2/55
Earliest possible date
27 June 1700
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1 page
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Manuscript

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James Burrough

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James Burrough, Letter, from James Burrough to John Houghton, dated at Bury, 27 June 1700, EL/B2/55, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_55/letter-from-james-burrough-to-john-houghton-dated-at-bury, accessed on 19 July 2025

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