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Letter, from John Meres to the Royal Society, dated at the Apothecary Hall

Reference number: EL/M2/58

Date: 05 March 1722

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Details about the establishment of the Chelsea Physic Garden and that the Society of Apothecaries should send 50 plant specimens to the Society annually; Meres states that he sends 50 specimens and a catalogue of their names

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EL/M2/58
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05 March 1722
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Meres

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John Meres, John Meres, Letter, from John Meres to the Royal Society, dated at the Apothecary Hall, 05 March 1722, EL/M2/58, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m2_58/letter-from-john-meres-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-the-apothecary-hall, accessed on 14 June 2026

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