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Thomas Owen - William Sherard - 1708-04-19
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. 6171 |
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Commission , Competition , Numismatic Skill |
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".
'Sr, 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 wch I wish you all possible Success & Honour, & am ready & resolvd to Obey, with thankfullness & pleasure the first Command you Condescend to Oblige me wth. As to medals I’m greatly Ignorant, & in Truth, of most things; but a passionate Lover & Admirer of These yt are not: the Utmost of my Abilitys I devote to yr Service, & you may safely depend on a sincere will & fidelity in what I promise. So soon as yr 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 wch 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 yr 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)
References
- ^ 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.