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  <dc:title>Letter from Thomas Curtis, Belmont, Bath to Charles Blagden, 5 Coney Court, Gray's Inn, London</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Thanks Blagden for sending oysters.  Glad Blagden enjoyed his trip to Portsmouth - will try and repeat the experiment with oil on a fish pond in windy weather.  Blagden's sister and Mr Lewis left yesterday to return to Blagden's aunt who is seriously  ill.  Describes busy social scene in Bath.  Discusses Mrs Curtis's health.  Writes concerning Mr R and his debts at Bristol.  Discusses his reading of Brydone's travels to Sicily and Malta.  Describes two experiments he has witnessed with flies and with flint glass.  </dc:description>
  <dc:date>30 December 1773</dc:date>
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