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RefNoCLP/16/57
LevelItem
TitleLetter, regarding papers on Widgel Hall [Hertfordshire, England] and on Worcester from John Ward to the Royal Society
Date21 August 1736
DescriptionWard presents information on the history of Widgel Hall, or Widihale, in Hertfordshire. The first page of the letter contains notes to the printer of Ward's papers. Also attached is a letter, dated 14 July 1734, from Francis Gulston about the history of Widgel Hall.

Subject: History

The letter relates to papers published by Ward in Philosophical Transactions as 'Remarks upon an ancient date, found at Widgel-Hall near Buntingford Hertfordshire, on an oaken plank; now preserved in the Museum of the Royal Society, London' and 'Remarks upon an ancient date, over a gate-way, near the cathedral, at Worcester'
LanguageEnglish
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1735.0026
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1735.0024
RelatedRecordCLP/16/56
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA864Ward; John (c 1679 - 1758)c 1679 - 1758
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