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Thomas Owen - William Sherard - 1713/14-01-20

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Thomas Owen, Aleppo

Thomas Owen - William Sherard - 1713/14-01-20
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16019
InstitutionName of Institution. London, Royal Society
InventoryInventory number. MS 254/409
AuthorAuthor of the document. Thomas Owen
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. William Sherard
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . January 20, 1714
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. Bird
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, p. 6191
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Coins Sending
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'I am now examining Mr Bird’s Medals, wch are at my service, & by the first Ulack to Stambol, I shall not fail to advise of their being purchasd for you, & at as reasonable a price as the Gentleman’s unhappy Circumstances will admit of. The number & particular Condition of ’em you may likewise expect by the sd Conveyance, & much more yt ys sudden Advice will give me leave to Add, being in very great Hast,' (Royal Society, MS 254/409; Burnett 2020b, p. 619)

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.