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Abstract of two letters, 'Giving an Account of a young woman, who speaks, without tongue' by Pierre Silvestre

Reference number: EL/S2/29

Date: 01 January 1707

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One letter from Major General Carles dated 25 August 1707
One letter from Reverend John Wilcocks, chaplain to the English factory at Lisbon, to John Addison, dated 3 September
Read to the Royal Society on 22 October 1707

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EL/S2/29
Earliest possible date
01 January 1707
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Pierre Silvestre

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Pierre Silvestre, Abstract of two letters, 'Giving an Account of a young woman, who speaks, without tongue' by Pierre Silvestre, 01 January 1707, EL/S2/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_29/abstract-of-two-letters-giving-an-account-of-a-young-woman-who-speaks-without-tongue-by-pierre-silvestre, accessed on 06 February 2025

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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