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RefNoEL/C2/22
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Clayton to Richard Waller, dated at Wakefield
CreatorClayton; John (1657-1725); divine; rector, Jarnestown, Virginia; rector, Crofton; traveller; prebendary of St Michan's, Dublin; dean of Kildare
Date24 November 1693
DescriptionAn account of the birds of Virginia - eagles, hawks, owls, jackdaws, turtle doves
Read to the Royal Society on 3 January 1693
LanguageEnglish
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
Place originWakefield, England, United Kindgom
Origin coordinates53.68331, -1.49768
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/28/498
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 17, no 206, p 989
For other related articles see 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 17, nos 201 and 205, and vol 18, no 210
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/30a86790-e3fd-41ac-a30b-f24a326be390
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6739Waller; Richard (c1646 - 1715); natural philosopher and translatorc1646 - 1715
NA8172Clayton; John (c1657 - 1725); clergymanc1657 - 1725
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