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William Crosse - William Sherard - 1716-07-31

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William Crosse, Pera

William Crosse - William Sherard - 1716-07-31
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14441
InstitutionName of Institution. London, Royal Society
InventoryInventory number. MS 252/119
AuthorAuthor of the document. William Crosse
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. William Sherard
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . July 31, 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. Paul Lucas, Thomas Owen
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, pp. 1523-4, 6211
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Roman Provincial , Coin Price
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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'Pera 31st July 1716
Hond Sr
I gave you ye Trouble of a Letter under 21st of June, & soon after receivd yor Favour of ye 22d of May: I had not been so Tardy wth my Thanks for it & my Answer to it, but that I apprehended you to be upon yor Travels & hope you are by this time returnd in Safety after having met wth full compensation for all yor Fatigue & Expence. I receivd by ye Hands of Mr March ye Medal ΦΑΙΣΤΙΩΝ. It may probaly be rare, but I want Skill in Town Pieces, having had no Experience in ’em, & especially when they bear no Inscrip’ they are such dry Food yt I can’t tast ’em for I have no Book. By ye Keat (?) Galley I forwarded to you (according to yor Co’mand) some of ye best of a great deal of bad Stuff \from this market/; To say ye Truth I was almost ashamd of it but considering yt it was to be disposd of, it might possibly answer your Purpose. I have since found ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ, abt 5d, wch shall go by Mr March & any Thing else yt offers. I am obligd to you for yor kind Profer of a Catalogue & directions for ye Colony Medals. But to say ye Truth I have no Hope or design of giving ym any disturbance, since I shall probably never meet wth a Competent Number of ye Coyns. My Bror Owen bidds much fairer to become a great Proficient in this Science yn my self. I find he gains considerably in his Progressions, but I am sure Mr Paul Lucas has taught him to pay too dear for his Curiosity. I cannot see any Thing in that catalogue to be worth more than ye Valuation you putt upon it & indeed according to my way of Estimating & Purchasing Medals, I could not have raisd it quite so high. I hope my Bror will have ye Happiness of meeting you at Smirna, because tis what I know he earnestly desires. I am glad to hear you desire to leave some of yor Books to him to encourage this study, I hope to reap some Benefit fro’ them. The departure of his Excellence seems at p’sent to be a little at a stand so I hope we shall have yor Company till Spring. I have been much indispos’d of late wth a Fever, wch is at last converted into an Ague. So yt I much entreat you to place to ye Accot of Sickness & disorder yt wch may otherwise look like Negligence. Pardon this Confusion, & believe me to be wth all possible Respect
Sr
Yr very obligd & humble Servt
W Cross
To the Worshipful Wm Sherard
Esqr Consul for his Majesty
of Great Britain
At
Smirna
R Aug 9 1716
Answ Sept 8'

(Royal Society, MS 252/119; Burnett 2020b, pp. 1523-4)

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.