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RefNoEL/C1/29
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Edward Cotton to Seth Ward, dated at Silferton
CreatorCotton; Edward (1616-1675); canon of Exeter Cathedral; treasurer of Exeter Cathedral; Archdeacon of Cornwall
Date6 February 1667
DescriptionAutograph letter
Cotton wishes to present a lodestone to the Royal Society
Read to the Royal Society on 14 February 1667
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originSilverton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Origin coordinates50.81667, -3.48333
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/1/389
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/2966781b-a86f-4e9d-b127-927aa508fbd1
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA2442Ward; Seth (1617 - 1689); astronomer and bishop of Exeter and Salisbury1617 - 1689
NA3346Cotton; Edward (c1616 - 1675); clergymanc1616 - 1675
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