Patrick Macfarling to John Slowon – April 1, 1721
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Date: April 1, 1721 Author: Patrick Macfarling Recipient: John SlowonLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046 Folio: f. 77b
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English
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British Library, London
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Social
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April Fools' Day
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April 1, 1721
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From on board his Majestes Ship Revenge
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The British Library Index states that the letter is an April Fools’ Day joke. Macfarling asks Sloane to ‘be kind to [his] Spouse in [his] absences’.
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