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Baster sends letters of recommendation from Boerhaave and Gravesande to support his quest to become a Fellow of the Royal Society
Original letter, which now no longer exists, was in Latin

Reference number
EL/B3/76
Earliest possible date
01 March 1738
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Job Baster

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Job Baster, Job Baster, Translation of a letter, from Job Baster to Hans Sloane, dated at Zirkzee in Zeland, 01 March 1738, EL/B3/76, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_76/translation-of-a-letter-from-job-baster-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-zirkzee-in-zeland, accessed on 14 April 2026

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    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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