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Letter, from Matthew Plant [to the Royal Society], dated at Newbury

Reference number: EL/P2/4

Date: 01 November 1727

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Account of an earthquake in New England
Plant was a missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts

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EL/P2/4
Earliest possible date
01 November 1727
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript
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Matthew Plant

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Matthew Plant, Letter, from Matthew Plant [to the Royal Society], dated at Newbury, 01 November 1727, EL/P2/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p2_4/letter-from-matthew-plant-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-newbury, accessed on 09 September 2024

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