Thomas Hollis - 1764-03-01
Thomas Hollis, 1764/03/01
Thomas Hollis - 1764-03-01
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 14944 |
| 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, Ralph Thoresby |
| Publication dateDate when the publication was issued: day - month - year . | March 1, 1764 |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Collection Sale , Numismatic Literature |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Burnett 2020b, p. 1645Burnett 2020b, Blackburne 1780, vol. 1, pp. 171-3Blackburne 1780 |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ | https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:17912478$135i |
Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
'With the Duke of Devonshire, to speak to him concerning the collection of coins of the late eminent Antiquarie Mr. Ralph Thoresby of Leeds, now on view for sale. Told the Duke, that I would not bid, directly nor indirectly, for a single lot of these coins. Shewed him, in the ‘Ducatus Leodicensis’, many, & very rare coins, which are proper for his Cabinet. Took the above resolution, to thwart my Disposition, which inclines at present too much to Virtù of this sort; and to shew civility to the Duke, which, as expected, was not felt by him. That resolution the more mortifying as the Collection is in point to my own, and such a one as, it is probable, will never again be offered on sale, in my time.' (Burnett 2020b, p. 1645)
