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Reference numberEL/B1/110
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Burton to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Scarning, Norfolk
CreatorBurton; John (1630-1699); sizar and later Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge; master of Ely Cathedral School; master of Scarning School; master of Norwich School
Date9 December 1667
DescriptionAutograph letter concerning a floating turf or hillock at Horningtock and moveable sands in Norfolk, latter causing damage to the property of Thomas Wright, who would be able to give an account about this; concerning a girl with a deformity
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originScarning, Norfolk, England
Origin coordinates52.66443, 0.88983
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Access statusOpen
Related materialTranscribed in LBO/28/74
Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 4, p 21
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/ff444416-03c0-4dfe-9a5b-dcc3f7dd61b8
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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