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RefNoEL/M2/47
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Cotton Mather to John Woodward
CreatorMather; Cotton (1663-1728); minister in America; author
Date21 September 1724
DescriptionAccount about an 'amphisbaena' (a serpent with two heads) which was killed in Newbury, America; gives references to this animal in ancient texts
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a1325b48-aebd-486b-ad89-10598dec5f5c
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6100Woodward; John (1665 - 1728); physician, natural historian, and antiquary1665 - 1728
NA8409Mather; Cotton (1663 - 1728)1663 - 1728
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