Letter 4355

Charles Dubois to Hans Sloane – 18 march 1733/4


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Date: 18 march 1733/4
Author: Charles Dubois
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4053
Folio: f. 186



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[fol. 186r] Hon.d Sr. Knowing your Curiosity, I take the Liberty of sending you a Bird brought ^ from^ Mocha in Arabia faelix by one of our Coffee ships. The name it goes by in that Country is a Lohong, It eats any kind of Fish or Flesh, & seems to be an undescribed Bird, I am with due Respect

Sr Yor most humb Servt Charles du Bois

18 March 1733/4




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