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

Reference number: EL/C3/13

Date: 01 January 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/C3/13
Earliest possible date
01 January 1739
Page extent
1 page
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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, Translation of a letter, from Claude Nicholas le Cat to Cromwell Mortimer and letter of recommendation from Morand, dated at Paris dated at Rouen, 01 January 1739, EL/C3/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c3_13/translation-of-a-letter-from-claude-nicholas-le-cat-to-cromwell-mortimer-and-letter-of-recommendation-from-morand-dated-at-paris-dated-at-rouen, accessed on 15 March 2025

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