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Letter, from William Stukeley to [William] Rutty, dated at Grantham

Reference number: EL/S2/64

Date: 5 March 1728

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Sent to William Rutty
Also account of the economy of Lincolnshire in Roman times
Mosaic pattern of the pavement from 'Philosophical Transactions' attached
Read to the Royal Society on 25 March 1727

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EL/S2/64
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5 March 1728
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript and engraving

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William Stukeley

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William Stukeley, Letter, from William Stukeley to [William] Rutty, dated at Grantham, 5 March 1728, EL/S2/64, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_64/letter-from-william-stukeley-to-william-rutty-dated-at-grantham, accessed on 25 June 2025

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