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Henry Hare - William Courten - 1694-12-14

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Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine

Henry Hare - William Courten - 1694-12-14
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15376
InstitutionName of Institution. London, British Library
InventoryInventory number. Sloane MS 3962, f.254
AuthorAuthor of the document. Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. William Courten
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . December 14, 1694
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, pp. 370-11
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Collection Sale , Gold
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia 
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'The Gold is certainly the steadiest & yor obligeing offer of yor gold medalls is a Temptation I have neither strength to bear, nor to refuse: till I crave another kindness of you, that I may know whose Coynes they bee? & what you sell them att? You say they are all genuine which is the cheife yng I pryze ym for butt since they are a Dead Stock only fitt for Learned & Moneyed persons (two qualifications which nott often occurr in These Times) you cannot expect many Chapmen at the prizes which perhapps they might cost you. If their rates therefore bee nott above my Reach att present, I would nott be your Hindrace butt should soone acquaint you whether I can compass them or nott, nott doubting of the continued Candour & kindness which in all these concerns you have showne mee.' (BL, Sloane MS 3962, f.254; Burnett 2020b, pp. 370-1)

References

  1. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.