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Letter, 'Of ancient inscriptions at Rochester and Risingham' from Christopher Hunter to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: L&P/1/311

Date: 08 November 1744

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Contains two figures of copies of inscriptions found on a fragment of a stone.

Subject: Antiquaries

Read 8 November 1744

Reference number
L&P/1/311
Earliest possible date
08 November 1744
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of ancient inscriptions at Rochester and Risingham' from Christopher Hunter to Cromwell Mortimer, 08 November 1744, L&P/1/311, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_311/letter-of-ancient-inscriptions-at-rochester-and-risingham-from-christopher-hunter-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 19 September 2024

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