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Letter, 'Written to her son from Fort St George, East Indies, on a visit paid by the Nabob's lady' from Mrs Smart to her son

Reference number: L&P/1/173

Date: 1742

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Subject: Curiosities

Read 7 March 1742

Reference number
L&P/1/173
Earliest possible date
1742
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Ink on paper
Page extent
8 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Written to her son from Fort St George, East Indies, on a visit paid by the Nabob's lady' from Mrs Smart to her son, 1742, L&P/1/173, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_173/letter-written-to-her-son-from-fort-st-george-east-indies-on-a-visit-paid-by-the-nabobs-lady-from-mrs-smart-to-her-son, accessed on 09 October 2024

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