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Letter, from John Evelyn [to the Royal Society], dated at Sayes Court

Reference number: EL/E/4

Date: 23 September 1681

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Encloses papers from a unnamed man, and feels that communications with him should be encouraged
Read to the Royal Society on 19 October 1681
Note in another hand states that this man was William London concerning his wish to write a history of Barbados

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EL/E/4
Earliest possible date
23 September 1681
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Evelyn

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John Evelyn, Letter, from John Evelyn [to the Royal Society], dated at Sayes Court, 23 September 1681, EL/E/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_e_4/letter-from-john-evelyn-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-sayes-court, accessed on 08 September 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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