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Letter, from Mr [James] Petiver [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/P1/100

Date: 18 February 1696

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Details of a phoca or seal found at the George in Crutched Friars

Reference number
EL/P1/100
Earliest possible date
18 February 1696
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1 page
Format
Manuscript

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James Petiver

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James Petiver, James Petiver, Letter, from Mr [James] Petiver [to the Royal Society], 18 February 1696, EL/P1/100, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_100/letter-from-mr-james-petiver-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 17 July 2026

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