File RAS GOV7/15 - Extract of a letter from Matthew Herring

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GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/15

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Extract of a letter from Matthew Herring

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  • 4th Dec 1847 (Creation)

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1 page handwritten

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'Extract of a letter from Matthew Herring Esq, dated 4 Dec 1847' in which he writes of his discoveries in Assam of various types of clay useful in pottery. He has also found useful geology specimens and potential medicinal components.

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