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RefNoEL/B1/4
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Brouncker to the Duke of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Date3 January 1662
DescriptionBrouncker wishes there to be an effective settlement to the 'ffractions of Adventurere, Arreares, Lands etc.' in Ireland which were granted by Charles II to the Royal Society.

This letter is written to the Duke of Ormond [James Butler] on behalf of the Royal Society. The letter is signed by Brouncker but written in another hand.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordLBO/27/27
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/0352b6c9-909d-4bb4-bdc7-a0a707ca6f44
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3503Brouncker; William (c1620 - 1684); 2nd Viscount Brouncker; mathematicianc1620 - 1684
NA8166Charles II (1630 - 1685); King of Great Britain and Ireland1630 - 1685
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