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Letter, 'Notes as to an enclosure' from James West to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/2/28

Date: 25 January 1750

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Subject: Correspondence

Read 25 January 1750

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L&P/2/28
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25 January 1750
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James West

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James West, Letter, 'Notes as to an enclosure' from James West to the Royal Society, 25 January 1750, L&P/2/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_28/letter-notes-as-to-an-enclosure-from-james-west-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 17 August 2026

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