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RefNoEL/M3/45
LevelItem
TitleTranslation of a letter, from Monsieur [Geoffroy Macé Camus] de Pontcarre to Morand
CreatorPontcarr; Geoffroy Mac Camus de; President of the Parliament of Rouen; baron de Maffliers
Date1738
DescriptionOriginal was in French and dated 18 November 1738
Praising the work of the surgeon le Cat and that there was no declaration made against the surgical method of cutting a stone laterally

On reverse is a translation of a covering letter from Morand to Hans Sloane - original was in French and dated 20 November 1738
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originRouen, Normandy, France
Origin coordinates49.44313, 1.09932
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/20d0791c-3c9d-4974-b4ac-bb470ef5ca77
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