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Letter, from William Petty [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/P1/29

Date: 26 August 1663

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Discusses Petty's shipbuilding endeavours and that his new seamen were asking for higher wages and pensions

Reference number
EL/P1/29
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26 August 1663
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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, Letter, from William Petty [to the Royal Society], 26 August 1663, EL/P1/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_29/letter-from-william-petty-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 08 February 2026

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