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Thomas Hollis - 1762-08-15

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Thomas Hollis, 1762/08/15

Thomas Hollis - 1762-08-15
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14917
InstitutionName of Institution. Harvard University, Houghton Library
InventoryInventory number. MS Eng 1191
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. William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Francis Perry
Publication dateDate when the publication was issued: day - month - year . August 15, 1762
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Coin Collection , Catalogue , Medals
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, p. 16441
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia  https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:17911876$178i
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'Mr Perry having brought me a Manuscript from the Duke of Devonshire, containing a catalogue of his medals, with a verbal message "that he wished I would purchase such English medals for him as were wanting in his Cabinet, & I could meet with at auctions or elsewhere"; resolved to wait upon the Duke to know his inclinations fully on the matter. Went to him accordingly, & was handsomely received. Had a long conversation with him, and accepted, willingly, his commission, tho’ new and delicate in its kind. Presented the Duke with a copper medal of ‘Bellisle taken’ the only one undisposed of in England, which he accepted obligingly.' (Burnett 2020b, p. 1644)

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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.