Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius
Reference number: EL/O1/60
Date: 29 February 1668
Description
Letter of recommendation for Samuel Colepresse who was going to Leyden and asks Sylvius to introduce him to academics there
Crossed out on the reverse is a letter to Heinrich Coccejus (1644-1719) asking him to introduce Colepresse to learned men at Leyden
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- EL/O1/60
- Earliest possible date
- 29 February 1668
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry Oldenburg, Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Franciscus de le Boe Sylvius, 29 February 1668, EL/O1/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_o1_60/letter-from-henry-oldenburg-to-franciscus-de-le-boe-sylvius, accessed on 08 February 2026
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