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Original letter dated 10 December 1723
Tumour grew on the side of the woman's head, which dropped off, only to be replaced by two new growths
Read to the Royal Society on 13 March 1728

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RBO/14/17
Earliest possible date
1728
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Account of an uncommon tumour in a letter from Dr Beard of Worcester to William Rutty, 1728, RBO/14/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_17/account-of-an-uncommon-tumour-in-a-letter-from-dr-beard-of-worcester-to-william-rutty, accessed on 16 June 2025

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