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RefNoEL/B2/67
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Samuel Bowdich to William Musgrave, dated at Chardstock
CreatorBowdich; Samuel (fl 1709)
Date15 February 1709
DescriptionAutograph letter with an account of a woman, Joanna Crippen of Chardstock in Dorset, who, having lost her way during a snow storm, was discovered buried under 4 foot of snow, and then recovered from the experience
Read to the Royal Society on 30 April 1713
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 28, no 337, p 265
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originChardstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Origin coordinates50.83495, -2.98063
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1713.0030
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c0c81801-2303-4528-a0bc-a51e7b84bd5d
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7941Musgrave; William (1655 - 1721); physician and antiquary1655 - 1721
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