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List of items sent from New England by John Winthrop

Reference number: EL/W3/22a

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Account of a strange fish from Massachusetts Bay; also sends a sea hedgehog, a small flying fish, 'silk grass', bark of trees from Novia Scotia, ears of Indian [sic] corn

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EL/W3/22a
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Winthrop

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John Winthrop, List of items sent from New England by John Winthrop, EL/W3/22a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_22a/list-of-items-sent-from-new-england-by-john-winthrop, accessed on 14 October 2024

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  • Early Letters

    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

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