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Extract of a letter, from William Petty to Mr Graunt

Reference number: EL/P1/28

Date: 01 January 1663

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Details of the second voyage of Petty's ship between Holyhead and Dublin - that a 50 pound wager was won - outsailed a packet boat
Original dated 22 July 1663

Reference number
EL/P1/28
Earliest possible date
01 January 1663
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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William Petty

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Sir; William Petty

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William Petty, Sir; William Petty, Extract of a letter, from William Petty to Mr Graunt, 01 January 1663, EL/P1/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_28/extract-of-a-letter-from-william-petty-to-mr-graunt, accessed on 13 March 2026

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  • Early Letters

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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