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Letter, from Gilbert Blane, to [Alexander Copland] Hutchison, dated at Sackville St.

Reference number: HS/4/159

Date: 28 February 1830

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Blane began his attendance on the Sick and Hurt Board in August 1895, the Chairman had made a proposal for the supply of [lemon] juice a few months prior, as he has stated in his published works. Refers to the voyage of 'HMS Suffolk' to India and diseases in the seamen.

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HS/4/159
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28 February 1830
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Gilbert Blane

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Gilbert Blane, Letter, from Gilbert Blane, to [Alexander Copland] Hutchison, dated at Sackville St., 28 February 1830, HS/4/159, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_159/letter-from-gilbert-blane-to-alexander-copland-hutchison-dated-at-sackville-st, accessed on 03 December 2024

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