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Letter, 'Of the death of his father Aloysius' from Francis Xavierius Raphael de Meneses to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: L&P/1/427

Date: 1745

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Subject: Correspondence

Read 14 November 1745

Reference number
L&P/1/427
Earliest possible date
1745
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Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of the death of his father Aloysius' from Francis Xavierius Raphael de Meneses to Cromwell Mortimer, 1745, L&P/1/427, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_427/letter-of-the-death-of-his-father-aloysius-from-francis-xavierius-raphael-de-meneses-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 10 March 2026

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    'Letters and Papers' contains the scientific correspondence sent to the Royal Society through the 18th century, many of which were published in its journal.

    Dates: 1741 - 1806

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