John Lamb - George, Lord Herbert - 1788-09-08
John Lamb
John Lamb - George, Lord Herbert - 1788-09-08
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 14856 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | |
| InventoryInventory number. | |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | John Lamb |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | September 8, 1788 |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | Catherine II of Russia |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Burnett 2020b, p. 1685Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Collection Sale |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ |
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
'I have the honour of your Lordship’s letter respecting the medals which the last settlement provides for, and assigns the same over to Charles Meadows Esq and myself, in trust, with the consent of Lord Pembroke and your Lordship, or the survivor, to sell and dispose of the same, and the money to arise from such sale, at the discretion of Lord Pembroke and your Lordship, to lay out for the improvement of Wilton House, and other settled estates, and for the residue to be laid out in the purchase of lands, to be settled for the same uses as the lands already settled are. From this sale your Lordship will perceive that the money arising from the sale of the medals cannot be applied to any purpose without your Lordship’s consent, & that it will likewise be necessary for your Lordship to give your consent to any sale of them.
For my own part I have not heard of the intended sale for some years. I remember the Empress of Russia was talked of, but at present perhaps she may have other occasions for her Roubles, and I am afraid that the rage for medals and other sorts of Virtu has been over for some years, and that another rage has succeeded which leaves no money for those purposes.'
(Burnett 2020b, p. 1685)
