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Thomas Hollis - 1761-06-06

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Thomas Hollis - 1761-06-06
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16544
InstitutionName of Institution. Cambridge (MA), Harvard University, Houghton Library
InventoryInventory number. MS Eng 1191, vol. 2, f.9v
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
AuthorAuthor of the document. Thomas Hollis
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Robert Adam, George III of Great Britain, Charles Morton, Philip Carteret Webb
Publication dateDate when the publication was issued: day - month - year . June 6, 1761
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Roman , Greek , British Royal Collection
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, p. 10771
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia  https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:17911876$22i
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'Went with Dr Morton & Mr Webb to Mr Adams’s to see a collection of gold coins, Roman and Greek, but principally the former, which belongs to Mr Forbes, a Scotch gentleman, & is now on sale & offered to his Majesty for consideration.' (Harvard University, Houghton Library, MS Eng 1191, vol. 2, f.9v; Burnett 2020b, p. 1077)

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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.