Catalogue Entry: MINT01249

Letter concerning Halley's acceptance of Newton's offer to assist him in securing an engineer's place

Author: Edmond Halley

Source: MM/5.41, Royal Society Library, London, UK

[Normalized Text] [Diplomatic Text]

Printed in NC, 4: 230-1.

[1] I hope you will be able
to gett us excused this
heavy Capitation tax
upon our salaries.

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