Letter, from Robert Thompson to Dr Grene, dated at Port Royal
Reference number: EL/T/51
Date: 20 August 1696
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Observations of the two distempers found on Jamaica; will gladly provide further details about the island if required
Read to the Royal Society on 13 July 1697
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- EL/T/51
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- 20 August 1696
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Robert Thompson, Letter, from Robert Thompson to Dr Grene, dated at Port Royal, 20 August 1696, EL/T/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_t_51/letter-from-robert-thompson-to-dr-grene-dated-at-port-royal, accessed on 19 July 2026
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