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Letter, 'Of the earthquake of 18 Nov 1755 in New England' from John Winthrop to Thomas Birch

Reference number: L&P/3/201

Date: 10 January 1756

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Subject: Geology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the earthquake felt in New England, and the neighbouring parts of America, on the 18th of November 1755. In a letter to Tho. Birch, D. D. Secret. R. S. by Mr. Professor Winthorp, of Cambridge in New England'

Read 13 January 1757

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L&P/3/201
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10 January 1756
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10 pages
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Manuscript

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John Winthrop

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John Winthrop, Letter, 'Of the earthquake of 18 Nov 1755 in New England' from John Winthrop to Thomas Birch, 10 January 1756, L&P/3/201, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_201/letter-of-the-earthquake-of-18-nov-1755-in-new-england-from-john-winthrop-to-thomas-birch, accessed on 16 March 2026

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