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RefNoEL/M3/39
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Joseph Morgan to Hans Sloane, dated at Maidenhead, New Jersey
CreatorMorgan; Joseph (fl 1732-1739)
Date22 December 1732
DescriptionDetails of how Morgan's light boat can be converted into a sledge ('sliding boats') in icy weather; account of the lakes and rivers between America and Canada; concerning his pamphlet entitled 'The temporal interest of North America'
LanguageEnglish
Extent9p
FormatManuscript
Place originLawrenceville, New Jersey, United States of America
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/2199566f-7e92-4fdc-a64c-4d041aa233bf
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
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