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                <title>Letter from Newton to John Haldane regarding meeting requested in <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT01739">MINT01739</ref></title>
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<note type="metadataLine">Ca. April 1716, <hi rend="italic">c.</hi> 43 words.</note>
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                    <p>Printed in <hi rend="italic">NC</hi>, 6: 318; written in reply to <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT01739">MINT01739</ref>; see also <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00776">MINT00776</ref>.</p>
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            <change when="2020-12-01">Transcribed by <name>Kees-Jan Schilt</name></change>
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                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2">I should be heartily glad to discourse <add indicator="yes" place="supralinear">the Gentleman</add> <choice><sic>recommend</sic><corr>recommended</corr></choice> by <lb xml:id="l1"/>Count Bothmar <add indicator="yes" place="supralinear">&amp; others</add> for his skill <add place="supralinear" indicator="no">&amp; experience in things relating to</add>Mines &amp; Mineralls <lb xml:id="l2"/>&amp; for that end will be at home <del type="cancelled">fro</del> till <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">after</add> five a clock this after<lb xml:id="l3"/>noon</p>
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