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Letter, from Paul Dudley [to the Royal Society], dated at Boston

Reference number: EL/D1/83

Date: 10 December 1724

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Discusses Dr Boylston who saved many people from smallpox by inoculating them

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EL/D1/83
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10 December 1724
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Paul Dudley

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Paul Dudley, Paul Dudley, Letter, from Paul Dudley [to the Royal Society], dated at Boston, 10 December 1724, EL/D1/83, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_83/letter-from-paul-dudley-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-boston, accessed on 08 December 2025

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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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