RefNoEL/C2/21
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Clayton to the Royal Society, dated at Wakefield
CreatorClayton; John (1657-1725); divine; rector, Jarnestown, Virginia; rector, Crofton; traveller; prebendary of St Michan's, Dublin; dean of Kildare
Date17 August 1688
DescriptionClayton's observations of the condition of the soil of Virginia
Map in text
LanguageEnglish
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
Place originWakefield, England, United Kindgom
Origin coordinates53.68331, -1.49768
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBO/28/483
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 17, no 206, p 978
For other printed letters on the same subject see 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 17, nos 201 and 205 and vol 18, no 210
B&W negative of map, Box N101, IM/005310
RelatedRecordIM/005310
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/3ec400a1-d1c9-459e-beb6-2bf736693148
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8172Clayton; John (c1657 - 1725); clergymanc1657 - 1725
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