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Letter, from S Forster to William Rutty, dated at Newcastle

Reference number: EL/F2/17

Date: 26 April 1729

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Discussing progress in the practice of inoculating with smallpox

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EL/F2/17
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26 April 1729
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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S Forster

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S Forster, Letter, from S Forster to William Rutty, dated at Newcastle, 26 April 1729, EL/F2/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f2_17/letter-from-s-forster-to-william-rutty-dated-at-newcastle, accessed on 05 December 2024

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