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He will no longer be able to attend Royal Society meetings, owing to his bad health. He will continue to communicate any curious notices that he receives, during the 'small remainder of his life'.

Read 10 December 1741.

Reference number
L&P/1/20
Earliest possible date
1741
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Hans Sloane

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Hans Sloane, Letter from Hans Sloane to the Royal Society, 1741, L&P/1/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_20/letter-from-hans-sloane-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 08 November 2024

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