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RefNoEL/B3/23
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Baxter to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Crathorn in Yorkshire
CreatorBaxter; Thomas (fl 1731)
Date4 December 1731
DescriptionAutograph letter about Baxter's theory of a square being equal to a circle which he would like published and asks the Royal Society's permission to do so
On the reverse is the reply from Cromwell Mortimer about libellous articles which have been published, ending with consent for Baxter to publish
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originCrathorne, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Origin coordinates54.46159, -1.32022
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a6ece05e-1da0-4eb1-a62b-2a723850ddbb
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8055Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752)c 1699 - 1752
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