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Concerning a child who had distemper; details of his post-mortem are given
Read to the Royal Society on 14 February 1704

Reference number
EL/C2/37
Earliest possible date
13 February 1704
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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William Cockburn

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William Cockburn, William Cockburn, Letter, from W[illiam] Cockburn [to the Royal Society], dated at London, 13 February 1704, EL/C2/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_37/letter-from-william-cockburn-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-london, accessed on 09 June 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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