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Letter, from Francis Jessop to Henry Oldenburg

Reference number: EL/I1/172

Date: 18 November 1675

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Encloses an account about Martha Taylor from Derbyshire who did not eat meat
Read to the Royal Society on 2 December 1675

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EL/I1/172
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18 November 1675
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1 page
Format
Manuscript
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Francis Jessop

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Francis Jessop, Letter, from Francis Jessop to Henry Oldenburg, 18 November 1675, EL/I1/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_172/letter-from-francis-jessop-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 13 August 2026

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