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Letter, 'Inscriptions from Bardney Abbey, Lincs' from William Stukeley to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/2/378

Date: 11 July 1753

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L&P/2/378
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11 July 1753
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Ink on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Stukeley

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William Stukeley, Letter, 'Inscriptions from Bardney Abbey, Lincs' from William Stukeley to the Royal Society, 11 July 1753, L&P/2/378, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_378/letter-inscriptions-from-bardney-abbey-lincs-from-william-stukeley-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 10 February 2026

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