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Letter, 'Of Manilla' from William Pye to Wilson

Reference number: L&P/3/95

Date: 01 October 1754

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Subject: Geography

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter from Mr. William Pye, dated Manilla, Oct. 1st, 1754, to his brother in London. Communicated to Mr. Benj. Wilson, F. R. S. by the Hon. Mr. Barrington'

Read 29 January 1756

Reference number
L&P/3/95
Earliest possible date
01 October 1754
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of Manilla' from William Pye to Wilson, 01 October 1754, L&P/3/95, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_95/letter-of-manilla-from-william-pye-to-wilson, accessed on 12 December 2025

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