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Letter, from John Clayton [to the Royal Society], dated at Wakefield

Reference number: EL/C2/23

Date: 22 May 1694

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Concerning the animals of Virginia
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 18, no 210, p 121
Read to the Royal Society on 6 June 1694

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EL/C2/23
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22 May 1694
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14 pages
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Manuscript

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John Clayton

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John Clayton, John Clayton, Letter, from John Clayton [to the Royal Society], dated at Wakefield, 22 May 1694, EL/C2/23, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_23/letter-from-john-clayton-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-wakefield, accessed on 18 April 2026

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