Humfrey Wanley - John Covel - 1715-09-18

Humfrey Wanley

Humfrey Wanley - John Covel - 1715-09-18

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	15885
InstitutionName of Institution.	Cambridge, University Library
InventoryInventory number.	MS Mm VI 50, f.290
AuthorAuthor of the document.	Humfrey Wanley
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	John Covel
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	September 18, 1715
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	Robert Harley
LiteratureReference to literature.	Wanley 1989, p. 315, letter 1521, Burnett 2020b, p. 5892
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Manuscripts , Collection Sale
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ^ᵖ

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'Wanley [writes] to Covel to say that Harley was willing to purchase his manuscripts and might perhaps be induced to buy all his other curiosities' (summary from Burnett 2020b, p. 589)

References

^ Wanley, Humfrey (1989), Letters of Humfrey Wanley, Oxford (ed. P. L. Heyworth)
^ 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.