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Translation of a letter, from Maria Drolenvaux to the Royal Society, dated at Leyden

Reference number: EL/B3/55

Date: 01 January 1738

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Correspondent informs the Royal Society that her husband, Herman Boerhaave, has died

Reference number
EL/B3/55
Earliest possible date
01 January 1738
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Maria Drolenvaux

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Maria Drolenvaux, Translation of a letter, from Maria Drolenvaux to the Royal Society, dated at Leyden, 01 January 1738, EL/B3/55, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_55/translation-of-a-letter-from-maria-drolenvaux-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-leyden, accessed on 07 February 2025

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