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Original letter dated 12 December 1728 at Worcester
The child died and details of post-mortem given
Read to the Royal Society on 13 February 1728

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RBO/14/11
Earliest possible date
1728
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Account of a child with convulsions in a letter from Dr R Beard to William Rutty, 1728, RBO/14/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_11/account-of-a-child-with-convulsions-in-a-letter-from-dr-r-beard-to-william-rutty, accessed on 30 April 2025

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