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RefNoEL/D1/92
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Paul Dudley [to the Royal Society], dated at Roxbury
CreatorDudley; Paul (1675-1751); Attorney General of Massachusetts; natural historian
Date13 November 1727
DescriptionAn account of earthquakes in New England, but in particular the one which occurred on 29 October 1727
Read to the Royal Society on 25 January 1727
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originRoxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Origin coordinates42.3251, -71.09533
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialEL/D1/93 and EL/D1/94
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 39, no 437, p 63
An account by Benjamin Colman to James Jurin on the 1727 earthquake was printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 36, no 409, p 124
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/e7ef3cac-ff82-44cf-b3a9-07c5b524d78b
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7811Dudley; Paul (1675 - 1751)1675 - 1751
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