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 16951, Burnett 2020b, pp. 1522, 613, 6212
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)