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Letter, from William London to John Evelyn, dated at Barbados

Reference number: EL/L5/114

Date: 26 December 1680

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Observations of the East Indies and English settlements in America, with headings for when he writes his history of the same, eg concerning plants, wildlife, government and plantations
Read to the Royal Society on 19 October 1681

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EL/L5/114
Earliest possible date
26 December 1680
Page extent
11 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William London

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William London, Letter, from William London to John Evelyn, dated at Barbados, 26 December 1680, EL/L5/114, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l5_114/letter-from-william-london-to-john-evelyn-dated-at-barbados, accessed on 08 September 2024

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