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Letter, from Cotton Mather to John Woodward

Reference number: EL/M2/49

Date: 23 September 1724

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Details of a storm and high tide which occurred on 24 February 1723

Reference number
EL/M2/49
Earliest possible date
23 September 1724
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Cotton Mather

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Cotton Mather, Cotton Mather, Letter, from Cotton Mather to John Woodward, 23 September 1724, EL/M2/49, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m2_49/letter-from-cotton-mather-to-john-woodward, accessed on 24 May 2025

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  • Early Letters

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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