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Reference numberMM/14/32
LevelItem
TitleLetter enclosing and commenting on a report of a speech by Lord Shaftesbury at West Bromwich on the conflict between the conclusions of geological researches and Biblical authority, by 'Polaris'
Date9 November 1861
DescriptionSpeech no longer with letter.

Letter begins: "The enclosed report of the Earl of Shaftesbury's speech at West Bromwich may be taken as a speciment of the sentiments of opinion of the 'religious world' concerning science".
Extent3 sides
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
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