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Letter, 'The Manchineel tree & fruit' from William Horner to Dr Tuff

Reference number: L&P/2/205

Date: 2 December 1750

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Subject: Botany

Read 16 May 1751

Reference number
L&P/2/205
Earliest possible date
2 December 1750
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Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'The Manchineel tree & fruit' from William Horner to Dr Tuff, 2 December 1750, L&P/2/205, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_205/letter-the-manchineel-tree-fruit-from-william-horner-to-dr-tuff, accessed on 05 December 2024

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