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Letter, from Martin Folkes to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: EL/F2/39

Date: 27 October 1737

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Concerns a letter from the Duke of Richmond which is to be printed in 'Philosophical Transactions'; wishes to recommend Professor Fillennius to the Fellowship

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EL/F2/39
Earliest possible date
27 October 1737
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Martin Folkes

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Martin Folkes, Letter, from Martin Folkes to Cromwell Mortimer, 27 October 1737, EL/F2/39, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f2_39/letter-from-martin-folkes-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 18 January 2025

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