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Letter, from Jos[eph] Nelson to Henry Clements, dated at Colchester

Reference number: EL/N1/78

Date: 26 July 1708

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Effects of a thunderstorm in Essex

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EL/N1/78
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26 July 1708
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1 page
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Jos[eph] Nelson

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Jos[eph] Nelson, Letter, from Jos[eph] Nelson to Henry Clements, dated at Colchester, 26 July 1708, EL/N1/78, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_n1_78/letter-from-joseph-nelson-to-henry-clements-dated-at-colchester, accessed on 06 December 2025

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