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James Patterson - Robert Wodrow - 1701-05-14
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14497
InstitutionName of Institution. Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland
InventoryInventory number. Wodrow Letters Qu. I, ff.180-1 at f.181r (Letter 129)
AuthorAuthor of the document. James Patterson
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Robert Wodrow
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . May 14, 1701
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Lawrence Charteris, Robert Sibbald
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, pp. 1544, 7951
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Coin Gift , Books
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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'[Concerning the Rev’d Mr Charteris; he describes his character, saying how he gave away his manuscripts]; particularly to Dr Sibbald; whom he also presented wt diverse rare Books, & curious Medals.' (NLS, Wodrow Letters Qu. I, f.181r (Letter 129); Burnett 2020b, p. 1544)

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.