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  <dc:title>Unpublished letter, regarding an Orkney sea snake from Gilbert Meason to Sir Joseph Banks</dc:title>
  <dc:description>In this covering letter to Banks, Meason briefly explains the appearance of the body of an unidentified 'sea snake' at Rothiesholm, an estate he owns in Stornsay, Orkney [Scotland]. He explains that he is attaching the declarations of his tenants and others about the incident.

Subject: Marine Biology

Written by Meason in Edinburgh [Scotland].</dc:description>
  <dc:date>21 December 1808</dc:date>
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