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Letter, from Cotton Mather to James Jurin

Reference number: EL/M2/56

Date: 05 October 1724

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Concerning his work entitled 'The Angel of Bethesda' about common maladies of humans which has gone to press

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EL/M2/56
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05 October 1724
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2 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 James Jurin, 05 October 1724, EL/M2/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m2_56/letter-from-cotton-mather-to-james-jurin, accessed on 18 June 2025

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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