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Letter, 'Answer to Mr Kerseboom's letter of 31 March 1741' from William Maitland

Reference number: L&P/1/70

Date: 1741

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Subject: Demography

Read 18 March 1741.

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L&P/1/70
Earliest possible date
1741
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Maitland

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William Maitland, Letter, 'Answer to Mr Kerseboom's letter of 31 March 1741' from William Maitland, 1741, L&P/1/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_70/letter-answer-to-mr-kersebooms-letter-of-31-march-1741-from-william-maitland, accessed on 22 April 2025

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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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