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Extract of a letter, from John Burton to Hans Sloane, dated at York

Reference number: EL/B3/78

Date: 22 February 1737

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Burton states that he will send a copy of his report on a child who died from smallpox

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EL/B3/78
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22 February 1737
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1 page
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Manuscript
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John Burton

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John Burton, Extract of a letter, from John Burton to Hans Sloane, dated at York, 22 February 1737, EL/B3/78, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_78/extract-of-a-letter-from-john-burton-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-york, accessed on 22 April 2026

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