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Letter, from Robert Cay to James Jurin, dated at Newcastle

Reference number: EL/C2/56

Date: 17 August 1725

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Requests information about Mr Harley and asks advice about a Roman inscription found at East Denton near Newcastle

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EL/C2/56
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17 August 1725
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Robert Cay

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Robert Cay, Letter, from Robert Cay to James Jurin, dated at Newcastle, 17 August 1725, EL/C2/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_56/letter-from-robert-cay-to-james-jurin-dated-at-newcastle, accessed on 16 April 2026

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