| RefNo | EL/W3/145 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract of a letter, from George Wilkinson to the Royal Society |
| Creator | Wilkinson; George (fl 1727) |
| Date | 1727 |
| Description | Original letter dated 25 June 1727
States that there are bees in Peru, Chili and Cuba; account of a drove of mules, which after being unburdened of its load, ran to the sea and drank sea water and ate the sand; note in another hand about mules found at the Mountain of Rock Salt in New Spain, Jamaica
Read to the Royal Society on 2 November 1727 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/611841d8-1db7-4b71-ad56-c5271c805c78 |