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Letter, from Claude Nicholas le Cat to Cromwell Mortimer and letter of recommendation from Morand, dated at Paris dated at Rouen

Reference number: EL/C3/12

Date: 11 July 1739

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Le Cat states that he sends a letter from Monsieur Morand.
Morand's letter is one of recommendation for le Cat dated 17 June 1739 and signed by Morand, Petit, Bernard de Justien, Fontenelle, Geoffroy, Clairaut, de Jussien.

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EL/C3/12
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11 July 1739
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Claude Nicholas Le Cat

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Sauveur Francois Morand

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Claude Nicholas Le Cat, Sauveur Francois Morand, Letter, from Claude Nicholas le Cat to Cromwell Mortimer and letter of recommendation from Morand, dated at Paris dated at Rouen, 11 July 1739, EL/C3/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c3_12/letter-from-claude-nicholas-le-cat-to-cromwell-mortimer-and-letter-of-recommendation-from-morand-dated-at-paris-dated-at-rouen, accessed on 02 December 2024

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