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1747 Nov - 1750 Oct
n.p.
67 p.; 32 x 21 cm.
Letters discuss the London earthquake
(1750), the Philosophical Society and
the report to it by William Shipley
(1714-1803), as well as the Jekyll
Fund (Sir Joseph Jekyll, 1663-1738);
included is a monograph on Locusts.
109/I/86,90,93,100,102,109
and 109/II/113,129,132,133

1743 Sep - 1756 Dec
Tooting
23 p.; 32 x 21 cm.
Letters discuss scientific
experiments, as well as Jean Nicolas
Sebastien Allamand (1713-1787), John
Ellis (1710-1776), and Sir Hans
Sloane, bart. (1660-1753); also
mentions the Jacobite Rebellion of
1745-1746.
109/I/19,34,36,48,51,88 and
109/II/121,162,153-155

1762 Dec - 1769 Nov
n.p.
54 p.; 32 x 21 cm.
Letters describe a tour of Poland
with Prince Fryderyk Michal
Czartoryski (1696-1777); mentions
the death of Augustus III, king of
Poland (1696-1763); also makes
medical observations, commenting on
smallpox vaccinations and rabies.
109/II/173,177-179,181,184.187,190,
195,197,199,204

1743 Nov - 1751 Jan
London
30 p.; 32 x 21 cm.
Letters discuss electrical
experiments, John Hill (1716?-1775),
Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Francis
Hawksbee (1687-1763), Sir William
Watson (1715-1787), Edmund Halley
1656-1742), John Tuberville Needham
(1713-1781), Gianfrancesco Pivati
(1689-1764), and Miles's own proposed
work on the "History of Electricity";
also included are drawings by David
Erskine Baker (1730-1767).
109/I/22,38,41,50,52,58,85,105
and 109/I/115,122,137,138

1744 Nov - 1752 Jul
London
31 p.; 32 x 21 cm.
Letters discuss: Baker's work; the
Royal Society of London; John Hill
(1716?-1778); James Harrison
(1693-1776); and microscopes
developed by Mr. Page and Lindsay;
also mentions John Montagu (2nd duke
of Montagu, 1690-1749).
109/I/32,42,43,46,56,63,76,82,103
and 109/II/124,135,139,141

1743 Sep and 1748 Sep
London
3 p.; 32 x 21 cm.
Letters discuss a scientific
monograph by Dr. Gianfrancesco Pivati
(1689-1764) which was translated by
David Erskine Baker (1730-1767); also
discusses experiments with
microscopes.
109/II/106

1748 Apr 9 and 1749 Oct
Burton Hill [Yorks.]
9 p.; 32 x 21 cm.
Letters discuss cremation and urn
burial, a description of Stonehenge
by John Wood (1705?-1754), and
information on zinc smelting.
109/I/98 and 109/II/123

1753 Oct and 1756 Jan
Downing
3 p.; 32 x 21 cm.
Letters discuss scientific matters.
109/II/151,161

n.p.
3 p.; 32 x 21 cm.
Seeks an appointment to the Royal
Society of London; mentions Francis
Hawksbee (1687-1763).
109/II/174,176

1769 Aug and 1770 Mar
n.p.
2 p.; 32 x 21 cm.
Letters discuss a work by Maurice
Johnson (1688-1755) and a proposed
"Memoirs of the Society of
Antiquaries"; a biography of Henry
Hare, 3rd baron Coleraine (1693-1749)
is also included.
109/II/200,208