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Letter, from William Musgrave to Dr Gale, dated at New College

Reference number: EL/M1/109a

Date: 31 January 1686

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States that a paper by Mr Floyd of Jesus College [Oxford] is enclosed which gives an account of some rare plants in Wales that are not mentioned in John Ray's catalogue
Read to the Royal Society on 17 February 1685

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EL/M1/109a
Earliest possible date
31 January 1686
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1 page
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Manuscript

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William Musgrave

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William Musgrave, William Musgrave, Letter, from William Musgrave to Dr Gale, dated at New College, 31 January 1686, EL/M1/109a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m1_109a/letter-from-william-musgrave-to-dr-gale-dated-at-new-college, accessed on 17 July 2026

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