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RefNoEL/H4/5
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Walter Hoxton to David Pappillon, dated at Popler
CreatorHoxton; Walter (fl 1730)
Date21 January 1730
DescriptionStates that an unusual occurance happened to the compass which made steering the ship from Maryland difficult
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originPoplar, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Origin coordinates51.51113, -0.01565
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 37, no 417, p 53
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/11d29776-160e-4f8c-84f5-7c38ea635ac6
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7893Papillon; David (1691 - 1762)1691 - 1762
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