Record

RefNoEL/D2/37
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Dereham to William Rutty, dated at Rome
CreatorDereham; Thomas (1678-1739)
Date27 August 1729
DescriptionSays that he is sending boxes of fire-flies and cicadas (gives an account of the latter); gives observations of the total eclipse of the moon and of a hurricane in Ferrara; hopes to give an account of a woman who sleeps a lot
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originRome, Latium, Italy
Origin coordinates41.89193, 12.51133
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/f5cd7508-aa26-4f9f-a05e-eafdfb86e15f
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA518Rutty; William (1687 - 1730)1687 - 1730
NA7312Dereham; Sir; Thomas (c 1678 - 1739)c 1678 - 1739
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