| Reference number | EL/C1/17 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Samuel Colepresse, dated at Plymouth, to Henry Oldenburg |
| Creator | Colepresse; Samuel (-1669) |
| Date | 7 January 1668 |
| Description | Autograph letter
Colepresse sends some more samples of slate to the Royal Society and asks for a letter of recommendation so that admittance to libraries will be easier when he visits Holland
Read to the Royal Society on 16 January 1668 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Origin coordinates | 50.37153, -4.14305 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed in LBO/2/138
Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 4, p 151 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/02ed5de7-fe1b-4a6f-a069-e6fba9e2a586 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |