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Letter, 'Arabic numeral 1144 on a stone in the foundations of the Black Swan, Holborn' from Jeremiah Milles to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/3/182

Date: 23 June 1756

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Contains figure.

Subject: Archaeology

Read 24 June 1756

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L&P/3/182
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23 June 1756
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Ink on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Jeremiah Milles

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Jeremiah Milles, Letter, 'Arabic numeral 1144 on a stone in the foundations of the Black Swan, Holborn' from Jeremiah Milles to the Royal Society, 23 June 1756, L&P/3/182, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_182/letter-arabic-numeral-1144-on-a-stone-in-the-foundations-of-the-black-swan-holborn-from-jeremiah-milles-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 19 April 2026

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