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Letters, from Thomas Nettleton [to the Royal Society], dated at Halifax

Reference number: EL/N1/93

Date: 01 January 1722

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To Dr Whitaker dated 3 April 1722 - account of inoculation with smallpox with case studies

To James Jurin dated 16 June 1722 - concerning progress in inoculating with smallpox

Read to the Royal Society on 21 June 1722

Reference number
EL/N1/93
Earliest possible date
01 January 1722
Page extent
7 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Thomas Nettleton

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Thomas Nettleton, Letters, from Thomas Nettleton [to the Royal Society], dated at Halifax, 01 January 1722, EL/N1/93, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_n1_93/letters-from-thomas-nettleton-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-halifax, accessed on 18 January 2025

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