William Crosse - William Sherard - 1716-05-03

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William Crosse, Pera

William Crosse - William Sherard - 1716-05-03

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ	14439
InstitutionName of Institution.	London, Royal Society
InventoryInventory number.	MS 252/117
AuthorAuthor of the document.	William Crosse
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	William Sherard
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	May 3, 1716
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.	Pera 41° 0' 33.12" N, 28° 57' 58.39" E
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	Charles Patin, Thomas Owen, William Pilkington
LiteratureReference to literature.	Patin 1695Patin 1695, Burnett 2020b, pp. 1522, 613, 621Burnett 2020b
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ	Numismatic Literature , Duplicates , Purchaising Coins , Coin Price , Forgeries
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
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'Pera May 3^d 1716
Hon^d S^r
Since my last to you under Ap. 12, I am obligd by yo^rs of ye 9th, y^e Contents relating to y^e Medals are [v]ery satisfactory & worthy of my Esteem; & you cannot [b]lame me for pressing upon you for Information, because [I] find conversing w^th you, by far, y^e more compendious way of [le]ading my advances. I have receivd y^e Books fro’ Brother Owen, but they are 2 or 3 small imperfect Pieces of Mons^r Patin, such as Histoire des Medailles, & an Anonymous Author of y^e same Subject, w^ch are but Trifling Things for this Purpose. I am concernd that Consul Pilkingtons Packet w^ch ought to have been heard of before y^e date of yo^r Letter, I saw it put under Mr Stamper’s Cover & forwarded w^th his Letters. You were pleasd to lay your Comands upon me to gather up my duplicates, w^ch I should otherwise have been ashamd to have sent you. I could have enlargd y^e number, but as you plainly see y^t bad is y^e best, so y^e less of it y^e better. I cannot yet send you any acco^t of my farther acquisitions having not yet been at Stamboul. All silver I p’chase now at 8 per’ per drachma of y^e Shraphe y^t I deal with. I shortly expect a small Supply fro’ Angora. Cairo sends no auxiliarys worth mentioning, I have just receivd a small Cargo; y^e French spoil y^e Trade there by vending false Medals & giving great Prices for True Ones. I hope you’l excuse me if I am a little Troublesome in future since I find y^e advantage of yo^r Conversation here will be of short Continuance, so y^t I must lay in y^e Foundation upon w^ch I can improve afterwards.
The Greek Convent at Maure Molos is at last raz’d to ye Ground, upon y^e Monks petitioning y^e vizier to lett em rebuild y^e Xch, offering also y^e Xch Plate to y^e Treasury. I shall be ambitious of executing yo^r Comands in this Place, if you can make me serviceable to you during yo^r stay in this Countrey & I am most heartily
S^r yo^r very faithful & humble Ser^t
W Crosse'

(Royal Society, MS 252/117; Burnett 2020b, p. 1522)