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Letter from Dr Thomas Hobbes to [Somers] suggesting he visit Hobbes at Rookeley for...

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371/14/E/9
Title
Letter from Dr Thomas Hobbes to [Somers] suggesting he visit Hobbes at Rookeley for a holiday rather than go to Tunbridge [Wells, Kent], where he will be plagued by visitors and 'earnest solicitors'.
Date
5 Aug 1697
Held by
Surrey History Centre
Language
English
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4b0cc153-8e9b-418a-a1f2-7663c1febe05/

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Letter from Dr Thomas Hobbes to [Somers] suggesting he visit Hobbes at Rookeley for a holiday rather than go to Tunbridge [Wells, Kent], where he will be plagued by visitors and 'earnest solicitors'.