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Letter, 'Of a stone axe found at Womersley near Doncaster' from William Stukeley to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/2/128

Date: 10 May 1750

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Subject: Antiquities

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Reference number
L&P/2/128
Earliest possible date
10 May 1750
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Stukeley

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William Stukeley, Letter, 'Of a stone axe found at Womersley near Doncaster' from William Stukeley to the Royal Society, 10 May 1750, L&P/2/128, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_128/letter-of-a-stone-axe-found-at-womersley-near-doncaster-from-william-stukeley-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 24 March 2025

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