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Letter, from John Martyn to William Rutty

Reference number: EL/M2/70

Date: 20 February 1723

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Account of the poisonous effects of the 'bastard black hellebore'
Read to the Royal Society on 22 February 1723

Martyn became Professor of Botany

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EL/M2/70
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20 February 1723
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1 page
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Manuscript
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John Martyn

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John Martyn, Letter, from John Martyn to William Rutty, 20 February 1723, EL/M2/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m2_70/letter-from-john-martyn-to-william-rutty, accessed on 15 January 2025

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