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Letter, from Walter Hoxton to David Pappillon, dated at Popler

Reference number: EL/H4/5

Date: 21 January 1730

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States that an unusual occurance happened to the compass which made steering the ship from Maryland difficult

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EL/H4/5
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21 January 1730
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Walter Hoxton

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Walter Hoxton, Letter, from Walter Hoxton to David Pappillon, dated at Popler, 21 January 1730, EL/H4/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h4_5/letter-from-walter-hoxton-to-david-pappillon-dated-at-popler, accessed on 18 April 2026

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