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Letter, 'About his late father's papers' from John Corham Huxham to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/5/211

Date: 29 September 1770

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Subject: Correspondence

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L&P/5/211
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29 September 1770
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1 page
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John Corham Huxham

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John Corham Huxham, Letter, 'About his late father's papers' from John Corham Huxham to the Royal Society, 29 September 1770, L&P/5/211, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_211/letter-about-his-late-fathers-papers-from-john-corham-huxham-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 21 June 2025

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    'Letters and Papers' contains the scientific correspondence sent to the Royal Society through the 18th century, many of which were published in its journal.

    Dates: 1741 - 1806

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