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Letter, 'Education of female nobility in Russia' from Mathew Guthrie to John Howard

Reference number: L&P/7/256

Date: 12 October 1781

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L&P/7/256
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12 October 1781
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16 pages
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Matthew Guthrie

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Matthew Guthrie, Letter, 'Education of female nobility in Russia' from Mathew Guthrie to John Howard, 12 October 1781, L&P/7/256, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_256/letter-education-of-female-nobility-in-russia-from-mathew-guthrie-to-john-howard, accessed on 22 January 2026

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