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Letter, from Patrick Blair to Hans Sloane, dated at Boston

Reference number: EL/B2/71

Date: 15 November 1725

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Autograph letter describing a fish, possibly a dogfish, which was seen at Boston, Lincolnshire

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EL/B2/71
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15 November 1725
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Patrick Blair

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Patrick Blair, Patrick Blair, Letter, from Patrick Blair to Hans Sloane, dated at Boston, 15 November 1725, EL/B2/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_71/letter-from-patrick-blair-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-boston, accessed on 14 September 2026

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