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Extract of a letter, from Hans Sloane to Mr Sheldrake

Reference number: EL/S2/18

Date: 14 January 1734

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Original was dated 14 January 1734
Concerning names of the 'sea porcupine caterpillar'

Reference number
EL/S2/18
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14 January 1734
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Hans Sloane

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Hans Sloane, Extract of a letter, from Hans Sloane to Mr Sheldrake, 14 January 1734, EL/S2/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_18/extract-of-a-letter-from-hans-sloane-to-mr-sheldrake, accessed on 21 March 2025

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