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Letter, from John Chamberlayne [to the Royal Society], dated at Petty France

Reference number: EL/C2/40

Date: 15 July 1714

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Chamberlayne asks that the Chinese translation of the prayer 'Our Father' be improved because he wants to publish it
Read to the Royal Society on 15 July 1714

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EL/C2/40
Earliest possible date
15 July 1714
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Chamberlayne

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John Chamberlayne, Letter, from John Chamberlayne [to the Royal Society], dated at Petty France, 15 July 1714, EL/C2/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_40/letter-from-john-chamberlayne-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-petty-france, accessed on 10 October 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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