Thomas Owen - William Sherard - 1708-04-19

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Thomas Owen, Aleppo

Thomas Owen - William Sherard - 1708-04-19

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ	16006
InstitutionName of Institution.	London, Royal Society
InventoryInventory number.	MS 254/393
AuthorAuthor of the document.	Thomas Owen
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	William Sherard
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	April 19, 1708
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.	Aleppo 36° 11' 57.26" N, 37° 9' 49.41" E
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature.	Burnett 2020b, p. 617Burnett 2020b
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ	Commission , Competition , Numismatic Skill
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
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'S^r, tho’ neither my Genius nor study is given your way, yet believe me, It will be a real Advantage & satisfaction to me in any wise serving your most ingenious & publick Designs, in w^ch I wish you all possible Success & Honour, & am ready & resolvd to Obey, with thankfullness & pleasure the first Command you Condescend to Oblige me w^th. As to medals I’m greatly Ignorant, & in Truth, of most things; but a passionate Lover & Admirer of These y^t are not: the Utmost of my Abilitys I devote to y^r Service, & you may safely depend on a sincere will & fidelity in what I promise. So soon as y^r kind Leter came into my hands, I enquired after & found in the hands of a Xtian of this Country a very costly parcel, valued at three hundred Dollars, for w^ch a Frenchman bid 200 & 50 for their Academy &c. There is the worth of about fifty doll’ in Gold & Silver; but having no Commission from y^r worthy self, nor any other Correspondent to venture so far I held the Owner in Suspense till a more favourable Opportunity.' (Royal Society, MS 254/393; Burnett 2020b, p. 617)