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RefNoEL/S1/17
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Robert Southwell to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Dublin
CreatorSouthwell; Sir; Robert (1635-1702); diplomat and government official
Date26 April 1663
DescriptionConcerning the 'fractions' relating to the Act of 1662 and the settlement of the Irish Land question; concerning William Petty's new double-bottomed ship (catamaran) and about his treatise on ports and harbours
Postscript concerns payment for news items
LanguageEnglish
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Place originDublin, Leinster, Ireland
Origin coordinates53.33306, -6.24889
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, p 48
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/5f7d4839-ca1e-4a76-b59d-c2475485e6ca
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8282Southwell; Sir; Robert (1635 - 1702); diplomat and government official1635 - 1702
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