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RefNoEL/D1/94
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Paul Dudley to the Secretary of the Royal Society, dated at Roxbury
CreatorDudley; Paul (1675-1751); Attorney General of Massachusetts; natural historian
Date13 November 1727
DescriptionObservations of earthquakes in New England, but in particular the one which occurred on 29 October 1727
Notes are added which are the title and footnote in 'Philosophical Transactions'
Note on back of letter states: 'duplicate sent in 1735 of one sent in 1727'
LanguageEnglish
Extent15p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialEL/D1/92 and EL/D1/93
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/b03426f2-0308-47a2-a624-a0c04cd5c365
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7811Dudley; Paul (1675 - 1751)1675 - 1751
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