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Cause: Stokes v Withering Correspondence of Dr. William Withering of Birmingham,...
Catalogue reference: J 90/431
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This record is about the Cause: Stokes v Withering Correspondence of Dr. William Withering of Birmingham,... dating from 1787-1790 in the series Supreme Court of Judicature and former Superior Courts: Central Office and predecessors:.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1787-1790
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Cause: Stokes v Withering Correspondence of Dr. William Withering of Birmingham, WARWICKSHIRE, [physician and scientist] about publication of [2nd. edition of A] Botanical Arrangement [of All Vegetables Naturally Growing in Great Britain] in collaboration withDr. Jonathan Stokes.
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- Farming
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