Record

RefNoEL/T/59
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Ralph Thoresby to Abraham Hill, dated at Leeds
CreatorThoresby; Ralph (1658-1725); antiquary; topographer
Date29 June 1700
DescriptionConcerning the weight of Saxon coins and gold coins; an account of the effects of a thunder and lightning storm in Leeds which caused fatalities
Read to the Royal Society on 17 July 1700
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originLeeds, West Yorkshire, England
Origin coordinates53.79648, -1.54785
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22, no 264, p 577
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c0754d8d-810c-4377-993a-597d9772f231
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6148Hill; Abraham (1633 - 1721); merchant1633 - 1721
NA4383Thoresby; Ralph (1658 - 1725); antiquary and topographer1658 - 1725
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