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RefNoEL/M1/118
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter
CreatorMusgrave; William (1655-1721); physician; antiquary
Date14 May 1713
DescriptionSends the paper on 'De Legionibus' about the number of legions and the number of soldiers in the Roman armies; has added two inscriptions found in small letters; wishes the paper to be published (see 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 28, no 337, p 80)
Read to the Royal Society on 25 June 1713
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originExeter, Devon, England
Origin coordinates50.7236, -3.52751
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/d2e948c8-39e5-4bb6-b019-abb17aca9ab5
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA7941Musgrave; William (1655 - 1721); physician and antiquary1655 - 1721
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