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Letter, from J[ohn Durant] Breval to John Conduit at Turnham Green, dated at Totnam Court

Reference number: EL/B2/80

Date: 15 November 1717

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Autograph letter stating that an artist had been commissioned to paint G.; discussion of a poem which had been through the editorial process for two years
Read to the Royal Society on 19 March 1717

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EL/B2/80
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15 November 1717
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Durant Breval

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John Durant Breval, Letter, from J[ohn Durant] Breval to John Conduit at Turnham Green, dated at Totnam Court, 15 November 1717, EL/B2/80, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_80/letter-from-john-durant-breval-to-john-conduit-at-turnham-green-dated-at-totnam-court, accessed on 19 July 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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