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Letter, 'Of Indian Corn fruiting in the city' from Theophilus Lobb to Martin Folkes

Reference number: L&P/1/112

Date: 30 June 1742

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Subject: Botany

Read 1 July 1742.

Reference number
L&P/1/112
Earliest possible date
30 June 1742
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Theophilus Lobb

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Theophilus Lobb, Letter, 'Of Indian Corn fruiting in the city' from Theophilus Lobb to Martin Folkes, 30 June 1742, L&P/1/112, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_112/letter-of-indian-corn-fruiting-in-the-city-from-theophilus-lobb-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 10 October 2024

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