[Letterbook] 1722-1770

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[Letterbook] 1722-1770

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.fc109

Anonymous MS. Collection of copies of 210 letters to and from Baker dating from 1722 to 1770; letters discuss scientific subjects, especially microscopy, electricity, and the education of deaf children; also discuss contemporary affairs, most notably the Jacobite Rebellion (1745-1746) and the London earthquake (1750).

Total Volumes: 1

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349179

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Blair, Robert, 1699-1746

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Baker, Henry, 1698-1774

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British naturalist, poet and editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, 1758 June 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270623223 ...