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Ref No	MS 3219/4/1/5/12/72
Finding Number	MS 3219/4/49/72
Title	Letter. Benjamin Roebuck (?M........) to James Watt (Soho).
Level	Item
Date	21 October 1808
Description	2pp. Received July 1809. [Davy's discovery. [Gun]powder improved by charcoal from the African Parthensonia tree. Mint machinery.Has sent a piece of petrified tamarind tree which makes very beautiful ornaments when cut and polished].
Extent	1
Format	Item
Access Status	Open
Language	English

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