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Letter, 'Account of Capt. Ellis's voyage to Hudson's Bay' from S Hales to Martin Folkes

Reference number: L&P/2/214

Date: 08 June 1751

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Subject: Navigation

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter to the Rev. Dr. Hales, F. R. S. from Captain Henry Ellis, F. R. S. dated Jan. 7, 1750-51, at Cape Monte Africa, ship Earl of Hallifax'

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L&P/2/214
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08 June 1751
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Ink on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Ellis

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Henry Ellis, Letter, 'Account of Capt. Ellis's voyage to Hudson's Bay' from S Hales to Martin Folkes, 08 June 1751, L&P/2/214, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_214/letter-account-of-capt-elliss-voyage-to-hudsons-bay-from-s-hales-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 13 December 2025

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